<p>The Cornellian blood in me loves Andy, as do my Cornell relatives, as it’s (according to some of them) a reflection of the Harvard/Cornell hockey rivalry.</p>
<p>I agree with JHS’s D in the way that I thought the Rolling Stone article was sensational for the sake of being sensational. What else could the article say? That Duke students are excellent, well-rounded, smart human beings? That’s what I’m pretty sure is the case, but reporting that would be, well, boring.</p>
<p>My impression is that Duke has a “culture.” It’s not reflective of every student who attends (dear goodness no, as I know Duke students and alumni who refute every Duke stereotype), but it’s still there. Honestly, in my case? Not for me. Completely and utterly and violently not for me. Some, of course, would disagree. That’s fine.</p>
<p>The Chicago equivalent of that Duke article was published in the New York Times maganize last summer. Probably like the Duke article’s reception among Duke students, I find this article unnecessarily picky and critical. But because I feel bad about one-way mudslinging, I’ll provide a link to it:</p>
<p>[The</a> New York Times Magazine College Essay Contest](<a href=“The New York Times: Digital and Home Delivery Subscriptions”>The New York Times: Digital and Home Delivery Subscriptions)</p>