Carpe Diem does a good job discussing feminist hypocrisy in regards to gender equality in higher education; however it’s the article he links to in the New York Times that is classic. Imagine if the New York Times wrote an article like this about the lack of women on campus.

Leaving aside complaints about “affirmative action for boys,” less attention has been focused on the social ramifications. Thanks to simple laws of supply and demand, it is often the women who must assert themselves romantically or be left alone on Valentine’s Day, staring down a George Clooney movie over a half-empty pizza box.

I’m sorry if I’m completely unconcerned about the average college female’s prospects for landing a date on Valentine’s Day. In a world full of problems this isn’t one. It seems as if the average college male of the 1950s survived not having a lot of women around. I know this is a surprising observation but the goal of college is to secure an eduction.

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