While I don’t think the Swarthmore article was particularly well-written (too long), it’s astonishing to me that anyone got bent out of shape about it (much less wrote an editorial apology for it??). At most, there are three controversial sentences in it–stop whining*, stop bitching about rich kids, and be grateful for your opportunity to attend Swarthmore.
I’ve been told I’m thick-skinned to a fault, but what in that letter would engender such a vitriolic response (my personal favorite was the one comparing the author to Trump; that’s just plain stupidity).
*stop whining should never be controversial as it’s just good advice as most people are disinclined to listen to you complain.