I’m guessing that just about everyone’s Facebook newsfeeds have been blowing up with #Linning comments these past two weeks, with everything from fawning declarations of love to pseudo-academic commentary on contemporary race-relations. Despite all the talk of Lin's "anomalies," as David Brooks put it, his Harvard degree clearly stands out—which is quite interesting.
We’re prone to ignore or forget that the Ivy League is by definition an athletic conference, though it has picked up connotations of social and academic elitism over the years. We question our physical education requirement more than the vague Global Core. The fact that we have to swim (or doggy-paddle) a couple of laps in order to graduate seems laughable.
