"Vanderbilt does good despite low rankings," claims the headline of the Hustler Editorial Board's column on InsideVandy. Okay, so let's start off sounding desperate, why don't we?

The editorial, after justifying why Vanderbilt would be ranked so low, closes on a note of triumph (maybe?): "It is no wonder Vanderbilt made the US News & World Report list of service learning programs to watch."

Wow, the Hustler Editorial Board is really just making us look like spoil sports. So what? The Washington Monthly ranked us 39th. Just get over it and quit making excuses. US News & World Report has a system of ranking schools just as messed up as the Monthly, but we don't bitch about theirs because they happen to like us.