Tom Brokaw (Op-Ed, April 3) misses the real significance of the poor college academic records of Al Gore and George W. Bush.
But the Navy rejected him because of his poor college grades.
Through a series of uncontrollable events (read: four years of being a poor college student), I have worked my way through many a bottle of Trader Joe's "Charles Shaw," most commonly and warmly known as Two Buck Chuck.
For decades, grilled cheese has been the purview of desperate parents, poor college students, kiddie menu frequenters and the kitchen-challenged, taking the form of less-than-natural cheese melted between cheap, additive-laced bread.
This probably explains at least part of the earnings gain, although if many college alumni have not actually learned those higher-tech skills — because of underpreparation in high school, poor college classes, less time studying, whatever — the effect would be limited.
Suddenly, after years of fame and comfort as an athlete, he was a poor college student.
Oxford is divided into colleges, and I was at a small, poor college called Mansfield, which most people have not heard of.
It was what poor college students did.
Students speak of "rich colleges", such as Trinity (£892m in fixed assets) and "poor colleges", often the new and less prestigious places with out-of-town campuses.
The government's own adviser, Alison Wolf, has warned of an impending "American-style catastrophe" should the bill go through, stating her concerns that the number of poor-quality colleges would increase, the reputation of higher education would be damaged and students would pile up considerable debt to obtain worthless degrees.
