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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of us are just trying to share the benefit of our experiences. Many many SLAC student newspapers write about this us vs them issue with athletes and NARP’s. Not a made up issue.[/quote]
If you don’t actually name the school, it’s useless.[/quote]

Haverford.
Hamilton.
Kenyon.
Bowdoin.[/quote]

You should be really cautious about relying in whole or in part upon student newspapers, as the PP mentioned, to come up with this list or to evaluate schools generally.  Just as media today tries to drum up interest by magnifying issues to create controversy, lots of school columnists on a deadline throw this issue and others out there to see if they will resonate with others or to speak it into existence rather than because there actually is some big upset at school about it.  When I would ask my older kids (College classes if 201 and 2022) about something I read online in their school newspapers, not only did they have no idea what I was talking about, they had never read the school newspaper and no one in their circle of friends had ever mentioned the issue (whether it be about sports or otherwise).  And the fact that an issue isn't discussed in the student newspaper of the school your kid is considering doesn't mean it hasn't come up there either.  Student newspapers just are really weak barometers of student climate these days, even where there are actual events.[/quote]

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