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Old 07-03-2009, 08:25 AM   #1
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When a politically connected Greek Orthodox priest wanted help getting the daughter of a family friend into the University of Illinois, he reached out to a campaign adviser to state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.

Giannoulias' political director came through, getting the applicant into the university's secret admissions system for students with clout,
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Unless the Tribune is prepared to take on the whole admissions process in the entire US, I don't see how this how this is news. Does anyone really think that students are admitted based solely on their own merits? Spare me.
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Unless the Tribune is prepared to take on the whole admissions process in the entire US, I don't see how this how this is news. Does anyone really think that students are admitted based solely on their own merits? Spare me.
I don't think so but this is what news agencies like the Tribune thrive on. Pure bullshit.
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