should we get rid of legacy admissions?

Here's an interesting article from The Atlantic about a movement among college students to get rid of Legacy Admissions. Some juicy tidbits:

As a start, student organizations that champion the rights of low-income and minority communities at Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, and the University of Chicago plan to gather signatures for petitions to hold non-binding referenda in the spring on whether students think it is fair for their respective institution to give admissions preference to “legacies.”  As a start, student organizations that champion the rights of low-income and minority communities at Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, and the University of Chicago plan to gather signatures for petitions to hold non-binding referenda in the spring on whether students think it is fair for their respective institution to give admissions preference to “legacies.”  

Wholesale quoting of original articles with selective bolding? That's right, folks. We a real blog now. 

To be honest, I'm not sure how I feel about all of this. From an admissions standpoint, there are obvious reasons why Legacy students would be good cultural fits for the institution. On the other hand, cultural homogenization is antithetical to diversity, but Legacy is just one of many considerations that admissions officers look at to ensure that very same thing. 

At the very least, student organizers say, they want colleges to be transparent about their policies and disclose any written documents outlining how legacy preference is weighed in the admissions process. .
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Another interesting issue worthy of discussion. Do you think that universities should reveal their rubric for admissions? To what degree should college admissions be subjective versus objective? 

Questions, always questions...
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​-Ray
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