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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