[terrycb]

"What if prospective students, taking a campus tour, pick up the Touchstone and see a column about crappy food or bad policies?"

The prospective students would know that they were visiting an institution that values the free expression of ideas and criticism, over the college's marketing image.

[fusiongyro]

Students don't choose colleges by their food or policies anyway.

[rpmcb]

you'd be surprised.