2008 U.S. Rhodes Scholars Announced (news item)

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<p>The</a> Rhodes Scholarships</p>

<p>The 2008 U.S. Rhodes Scholars have been announced. Leading the pack this year are Stanford and the U. of Chicago, each with three scholars. Princeton, Columbia, Harvard, St. Olaf College and the U. of Georgia each have two scholars. </p>

<p>Within the Ivy League:</p>

<h1>of Rhodes Scholars/School</h1>

<p>2—Columbia
2—Harvard
2—Princeton</p>

<p>1—Dartmouth
1—U. of Pennsylvania
1—Yale</p>

<p>Congratulations to all winners!</p>

<p>Princeton’s two Rhodes Scholars’ bios are shown below:</p>

<p>Sherif Girgis, Dover, is a senior at Princeton majoring in philosophy. Born in Cairo, Sherif
heads Princeton’s Catholic Chaplaincy, is editor-in-chief of The Princeton Tory and is
president of the Anscombe Society for the promotion of traditional sexual and familial ethics.
He writes and speaks extensively on topics in moral and political philosophy and ethics, and
on faith and reason in the public square. He has also worked as a tutor and great books
instructor for high school students and sings in the Princeton Chapel choir. At Oxford,
Sherif intends to do the B.Phil. in philosophy.</p>

<p>Brett T. Masters, Charlotte, is a senior at Princeton where he majors in comparative
literature. He won the national Dante prize of the Dante Society of America as well as prizes
in the humanities and in writing. At Princeton, he writes for the Daily Princetonian, coorganized
the Gay Family Rights Project, and tutors with two different local organizations.
Brett plans to do the M.Phil. in English medieval studies at Oxford.</p>

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<p>This is Princeton’s news release on the three Rhodes Scholars for 2008.</p>

<p>Princeton</a> University - Three seniors named Rhodes Scholars</p>

<p>Like Princeton, Harvard also announced a third Rhodes today. After adding these additional non-U.S. Rhodes, four schools in the U.S. (Princeton, Harvard, Stanford and the U. of Chicago) each had three scholars this year. Some of the foreign Rhodes have still not been announced so additional awards are possible.</p>

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<p>The</a> Daily Princetonian - On the Rhodes</p>

<p>In an absolutely wonderful essay, a Princeton professor has written eloquently about this year’s Rhodes Scholars. He truly captures the spirit of Princeton and what it means to find common ground and friendship in the face of strong differences of opinion. It’s well worth reading. I quote in part:</p>

<p>“Girgis and Masters have recognized that just because someone is a right-wing hyena/left-wing nutcase (choose one) does not mean that he or she is a fool and uninterested in spirited debate. I know this very well, for I'm friends with plenty of hyenas and nutcases and have taught and advised many students of each description over the past decade. But rarely have I seen two people who are not supposed to get along hit it off so well, be willing to listen to each other, argue vehemently and then agree to disagree over a glass of wine. It says something that Masters refers to Girgis in the moving final paragraph of his winning Rhodes essay; and it says something that Girgis, while waiting nervously for his District Committee to come out and announce the victors, received word that Masters had been chosen and took the time to send a number of us — including Christian Sahner '07, who won a Rhodes last year and who preceded Girgis at the helm of Anscombe — an exuberant thumbs-up message about his friend.”</p>

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<p>This is why I want to go to Princeton...</p>