On 30 Mar 2006 at 9:38, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Why would you se a measure of word/student ratio? >They only have 420 words about Bishops > but over 3000 words for the other 2. To really have an > impace, add another 3000 words to a discussion of Bishops!
My restraint has been sorely tested by these invitations to boost Bishop's, and I can hold out no longer. U.S. News & World Report, surely an unbiased source, published an article headed "The bargains north of the border" on August 31, 1998 (and so just a tad out-of- date). The article carries the sub-head "Many Canadian colleges are terrific--and cheap", and is illustrated with a photograph of a smiling Erin Leath in front of Bishop's McGreer Hall (erected 1846). The caption reads, "I probably save $20,000 a year" says Erin Leath an {American] student at Bishop's University. Some choice quotes from the report: "Leath thought Bishop's offered a liberal-arts education and lifestyle comparable to those of Smith College or Trinity College, two New England schools that had accepted her--and she felt at home on Bishop's small-town campus." "Besides offering value, many school appeal to families by accenting Canada's low crime rate. "You don't have to lock the door at night", says Bishop's McBride. The opportunity for a cross-cultural experience, close to home [e.g. French culture in La Belle Province--SB], is also a powerful draw. "Canada is more than just the Northern United States, says Jo-Anne Bechthold, registrar at Queen's University [Ontario]." Amen. For more information, check out the 2001 art film "Lost and Delirious", shot on the beautiful Bishop's campus http://www.celebritywonder.com/movie/2001_Lost_and_Delirious.html [from the website: "The movie was shot at Bishop's University in Lennoxville, in the same campus and dorms where I myself experienced one of my most affecting, naive and beautiful infatuations a few years ago. *sigh* "]. The Chicago film critic Roger Eberts (the "thumbs up" guy) praised the film, and noted that the private school depicted "is a vast, beautiful brick pile (actually Bishop's University in Lennoxville, Quebec)." See http://tinyurl.com/lhbnc Unfortunately, in my opinion, the movie sucked. What do I know. See also the Canada Post announcement of our very own postal stamp honouring Bishop's. http://www.canadapost.ca/business/corporate/about/newsroom/pr/archive-e.asp?prid=759 Hey Jean-Marc, Chris, Shannon, Stuart, help me out here. And I had nothing to do with the Bishop's entry in Wikipedia. Swear. Stephen ______________________________ Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Bishop's University Lennoxville, QC J1M 1Z7 Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept web page: www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy TIPS discussion list for psychology teachers at: faculty.frostburg.edu/psyc/southerly/tips/index.htm ______________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]