ASHE SCHOW: UVA gang-rape allegation shows why universities shouldn’t arbitrate sexual assault.

Related: Peter Thiel: Thinking Too Highly Of Higher Ed. The “church” metaphor isn’t just a metaphor. Universities descend from clerical institutions, and have adopted poses, and enjoyed privileges — like internal disciplinary procedures and semi-immunity on their campuses from ordinary law enforcement — that descend from those institutions, too. But that’s problematic in today’s world, and the contradictions are becoming more apparent.