It seems the spirit of anti-compromise, after possessing Washington for the winter, has taken up spring residence here in Morningside. On Monday night, it was reported that the faculty of two undergraduate schools have taken the option of starting classes before Labor Day "off the table." Because of alleged problems with finding day care for faculty members' children before NYC public schools begin, the most sensible option for making the academic calendar palatable has been arbitrarily and unquestioningly ruled out. While Mark Hay did an excellent job pointing out the deficiencies of the options we have left, I can't help but be disturbed by the insincerity and intransigence that the faculty have shown with this decision.
