Yesterday, we announced the results of our poll on admissions and it appears that Columbians agree that—wait for it—Princeton sucks. Big surprise, right?
Well, actually it was for the Daily Princetonian's esteemed blog, which fired back four hours later with the following response:
News Update: Columbians think Princeton “sucks”
67.65% of Columbians, to be exact. For those who have forgotten, Columbia University is an Ivy League school located on Manhattan Island.
The “poll” originated from recently-released Class of 2014 application statistics. Columbia’s applicant surge dwarfed Princeton’s, much to the former’s delight. As per tradition, Columbians used the numbers as an opportunity to prod some rivalry I didn’t know existed.
I’ve heard several theories behind the numbers, most of which blame “goddam grade deflation” or “everything being closed during Preview.” I’m not so quick to blame Nassau Hall’s policies. Perhaps some enterprising pre-frosh are looking to fill the void in the Lions’ drug trade.
Usually, we leave these responses alone. However, there are exceptions and Princeton's response warrants one.
So here goes.
