Avgas in France has reached $7.50/gal !

to tell you the truth: I've heard from some universities around the world
(in
the news etc.), but I've never heard from your university. But this is
only me.

Hey -- didn't you hear? We just received national press coverage for being
the university with the highest percentage of "binge drinking" in the
nation?

;-)

Ah, to be young again...

Actually, the University of Iowa is routinely ranked in the top ten in the
country, and it's generally considered number one in the U.S. for literature
and writing. If you've ever heard of the "Writer's Workshop," it's based
right here in Iowa City.

Of course, being Austrian, I suppose it's a long shot that you would have
heard of an English language writer's workshop?

Grad students from all over the world flock here to attend it, and admission
is incredibly prestigious. Once you've "been to the workshop" you are
generally considered "somebody" in the literary world.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote \

Hey -- didn't you hear? We just received national press coverage for
being
the university with the highest percentage of "binge drinking" in the
nation?


I'm IMPRESSED!!!!

Who would have thunk it?

Better than U of Wisc, who has the Bud song as one of their pep songs?

Better than Ohio State? (where I did my share of influencing the stats, when
I was there)

Oh, that's right! The missing factor. Out in the middle of the cornfields
of Iowa, there is not much else to do but drink! Or write. (yea right Jay,
good try!)

;-)
--
Jim in NC

Jay Honeck wrote:

Actually, the University of Iowa is routinely ranked in the top ten in the
country, and it's generally considered number one in the U.S. for literature
and writing.

Source? The latest rankings I find rank the doctoral program at #57, the
business school at #32, and the engineering school at #59. It's not even on the
charts in the liberal arts field.

George Patterson
There's plenty of room for all of God's creatures. Right next to the
mashed potatoes.

George Patterson wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:


Actually, the University of Iowa is routinely ranked in the top ten in
the country, and it's generally considered number one in the U.S. for
literature and writing.


Source? The latest rankings I find rank the doctoral program at #57, the
business school at #32, and the engineering school at #59. It's not even
on the charts in the liberal arts field.

He said top ten in the "country", not the "city." :-) You have to
exclude all of those high falutin' urban schools.


Matt