Tuesday, June 19, 2018

a fermentation minor and more

Three interesting items in the news recently about the newly re-organized Purdue University, Fort Wayne.  First, they have kept the mastodon as their mascot.  It has been redrawn to look a little fiercer but it is still a mastodon.  I think that's fine.  I can't imagine anyone finding anything politically incorrect about a pre-historic mascot.  
Secondly, our local Purdue campus has decided that there will no longer be a homecoming king and queen.  Instead, as I understand it, there will simply be homecoming royalty.  I don't have any problem with that but I wonder how flexible they will be regarding the contestants.  Perhaps, next year there will be a Homecoming Puppy or maybe even a Homecoming Mastodon?  
Third, and this is so exciting, they are introducing a new minor at the school.  It is a minor in fermentation.  Students can learn to make their own beer!  I envision this becoming a very popular minor.  There was a mention in the news report that if the subject of fermentation becomes popular enough they will make it a major instead of a minor.  Count on it.

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