During my freshman year, my roommate brought an 18-by-24-inch poster of Paris Hilton in our dorm, and despite my protest, it stayed propped up against the wall for the whole year. I absolutely despised it. How any college student can look up to her is beyond me. The celebrity craze has successfully managed to rid young women and girls of respectful and inspiring role models. And media with dollar signs in its eyes are only making it worse. A pantyless crotch shot of Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, a coked-out Amy Winehouse or one of the starving Olsen twins all make successful magazine covers, Web site hits and E! News shows. Meanwhile, a female astronaut only makes a People Magazine cover by going on a crazed rampage against her ex-lover. It seems role models for girls are drowned out by the rich, famous and stupid/Anne-Marije Rook, UI Argonaut.

Question: Who is a good role model for young women and girls?