The L.A. Times offers this fascinating article on colleges and universities that are lowering admissions standards for men to achieve equal numbers of men and women in the student body. (Hat Tip: Pejman.) Kevin Drum offers some pointed comments; I would only add that the reactions of stalwarts on both sides of this debate should be of interest. I find the statistics in the article particularly interesting. Among them:

National college enrollment--
Females: 56%
Males: 44%

U.S. high school students who... Maintained an A average--
Females: 62%
Males: 38%