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by irreverentbits 5066 days ago
I find it challenging to believe that individuals incapable of basic, entry-level algebra are really qualified to attend a university in the first place.

Having many good friends in disciplines which will never require the use of any sort of mathematics, I can safely say that none of them have had trouble with high-school level algebra.

Portions of the article strike me as a depressing appeal to entitlement amongst the lowest common denominator of students to a university education.