Original sentence: A public university, its students were described in the 2006 edition of America's Best Colleges as being "chock full of academic stars who turn down private schools like Duke, Princeton, and Cornell for, they say, a better value
Edited sentence: A public university, it attracts top students and academians, described in the 2006 edition of America's Best Colleges as being "chock full of academic stars who turn down private schools like Duke, Princeton, and Cornell for, they say, a better value