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Princeton’s exclusivity is old news, and it seems as if it’s embedded in the University culture. For at least two decades, Princeton has not accepted undergraduate transfer students. Today, Princeton is the only Ivy League school that does not. It keeps us exclusive, once again.
One month ago, I published my first 'Prince' column about journalism at Princeton, in which I called for the establishment of a journalism certificate. In response, I received a myriad of emails, tweets, and Facebook shares from classmates, alumni, and family, most of which endorsed my opinion.
The truest things are said in jest.
It’s obvious that women athletes receive biased and inferior media coverage compared to their male counterparts: everything from the #LikeAGirl advertisements to the Cover the Athlete movement to article after article in the news highlights this discrepancy. While some differences between male and female athletes’ salaries, endorsements, and media coverage may be attributable to economics, gender prejudices and discriminatory attitudes are pervasive in sports, affecting and perpetuating sexist treatment of athletes in insidious ways.
We live in an age where “alternative facts” is a euphemism for lies. More than ever, we need people committed to truth. We need journalists.