Self-Governance = Utopia?

I have a friend who works at Grinnell College in Iowa, and she recently shared an article on FB about Grinnell's policy of self-governance within the student body.

You can read the story here. It's a quick and easy read, and I'd like for you to check it out when you have a minute.

Self-Governance...and muffins!

The reporter asks, "What in the name of social utopia is in the water over at Grinnell?"

My question for you guys is whether Grinnell's policy should truly be considered utopian - or do we as a society just overuse the idea of utopia to mean anything that is socially commendable?