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Society has rules. And the first

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rule is, you go to college. I always

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thought the idea of education was

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to learn to think for yourself.

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I say you are killing the

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very spirit. This institution proclaims it

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in stills. College holds a mythic

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place in American culture. The

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manicured quads, grand lecture halls,

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iconic football stadiums. It's often

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hailed as the best four

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years of your life and

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revered as a beacon of

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integrity and excellence. But beyond

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the polished campus tours, there

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are stories you won't find

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in the admissions pamphlets. The

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higher-ups are concerned about one

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thing, and that is, protecting

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the institution, avoiding scandal.

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The truth is, life on

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campus mirrors and often predicts

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American culture. So it's no

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wonder that college campuses capture

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the nation's attention time and

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time again, especially in moments

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of upheaval. I'm Margot Gray.

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Each week on campus files,

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we bring you a new

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story. Stories about the drama

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of Greek life. Nine at

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Louisiana State University. Nine young

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men have now been arrested

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as new details. Rig did

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missions. The men at the

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center of the college admission

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scandal will spend the

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next three and a half

1:24

years behind bars. And student protests.

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told by the people who lived

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them. This was the edge of

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a huge cultural shift. The archives

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had been in an undisclosed location

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for 82 years. A Chancellor who

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makes very good money, having a

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pornographic double life, is an extremely

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rare case. It was the biggest

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academic scandal in the history of

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college sports and probably in the

1:48

history of academia. Listen to and

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