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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We disagree that legacy is a bad thing.  We have no problem with it.  If family members have a history and heritage of attending and supporting a school then that [i]should[/i] be rewarded in the admissions process, especially private schools.

FWIW we have 4 kids in college.  Our kids do NOT go to our Big 10 school and instead go to 3 different Ivies where, obviously, they didn't receive any preferential admissions treatment since they are not legacies.  [/quote]

That's a fair point.

One the NYT should appreciate as they continue to be managed by one same legacy family since the 19th Century.[/quote]

Isn’t the NYT a privately owned business? Are you suggesting that a privately owned business should not be allowed to choose their own management team?
How would that be done?
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Nope, the NYT is a public company, same as Exxon or Apple.

The funny thing is that a public company run by a legacy family is telling private universities they should not use legacy as a criteria...[/quote]

Public? As in owned by the government? Or public, as in privately owned by people who have bought shares in the business? And then the shareowners have a say in how their privately owned business is run?

Who do you think should be choosing the management team of a business other than the owners of that business?

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There is one weirdo who keeps posting about how The NY Times is family owned. Not sure what that has to do with anything. Walmart is similar and run by the Walton family. College admissions is completely different especially with all the federal and state funds colleges and universities receive.[/quote]

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