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Thursday, September 15, 2005
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Washington Monthly Discriminates Against Princeton Princeton struggles with its abysmal ranking on Washington Monthly’s class mobility and volunteerism heavy College Guide -- 44th, behind Iowa State. "We would not want to give them any more attention than they have already received," says one interviewee, annoyed that the Daily Princetonian is covering the subject at all. Another local comments: “You could even argue that what investment bankers do actually does serve the nation." Furthermore: “They have a very arbitrary definition of national service [on the Washington Monthly rankings] that can be an elitist one," Siddique said, referring to choosing between a lower-paying job in the foreign service or a higher-paying one in the private sector. "It may actually discriminate against someone who's financially disadvantaged." That explains it -- the preponderance of financially disadvantaged students on campus. |