Until recently, I would have said Columbia College (and Barnard) are top of the heap for free speech and rigorous political debate, but recently the administration censored the marching band by canceling its traditional every-semester satire show that used to take place in the main library at midnight on the night before the start of finals week. The “Orgo Night” show (so named because it happens on the eve of the organic chemistry final) is a program of music and humor and was a favorite of many students, but the administration decided it was no longer “appropriate” and canceled it without notice. Does not bode well for free speech rights at Columbia.