Columbia’s Code of Conduct reminded me of the seven commandments in George Orwell’s Animal Farm, which the animals would recite mindlessly, not knowing what they meant exactly or what the consequences would be: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. No animal shall wear clothes. No animal shall sleep in a bed. No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall kill any other animal. All animals are equal.
