"That is too bad, because I am eager to hear their defense of such an irrational system. Try your best to learn and you're in trouble. Blow off the assignment and you're safe. And it is getting worse. A brand-new rule says a computer science student is wrong to try to seek answers to questions ANYWHERE other than from course materials or Georgia Tech staff. Rooting around in old books in the library, checking the Internet, calling your cousin at Caltech--all are forbidden."

The reason this author is having so much trouble "comprehending" these policies is because they are a figment of his imagination. Unfortunately, Tech's reputation will suffer as a result of this regardless of what is really going on here.