In a message dated 1/7/2007 9:21:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: I was not bowled over, but a little surprised that according to the NYTimes, 46% of the University of California Berkeley student body is Asian and that 50% had weighted GPA's of 4.0 or better! Somehow I don't think those Asians are the ones working in restaurants. But I wouldn't be surprised if their parents are working 2 or 3 restaurant jobs to keep the kiddies in Berkeley. Ralph -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>