# Way to besmirch your alma mater **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2001, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260 "2001-11-19T19:45:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260/41 "2001-11-20T18:57:15Z")
HA! I just want you all to know (Abe Babe especially) that I HAVE heard of Claremont McKenna. It’s associated with Pomona and Harvey Mudd and others, isn’t it? And if I remember correctly, it was singled out a few years ago as being the liberal arts college in the United States with the most heavy-hitter alums in Fortune 500 companies. Something like that. A prestigious school–I’m impressed (AND I’m east of the Rockies! Woo-hoo!). And by gum, I know about Philadephia College of Textiles too. They’ve got a pretty kickass ceramics research program there, right? Rivals Alfred U? My dissertation advisor did a consulting project there once, so she used it for a case study in a few classes. I had no idea they changed their name. Pity. Although it’s probably a better reflection of what they do. Anyone who doesn’t know about U of Chicago is truly uninformed. Granted, it sure as hell isn’t for everyone (undergrad, anyway), but it’s a school to be reckoned with. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260/42 "2001-11-20T19:11:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \* > \*\*And by gum, I know about Philadephia College of Textiles too. They’ve got a pretty kickass ceramics research program there, right? Rivals Alfred U? My dissertation advisor did a consulting project there once, so she used it for a case study in a few classes. I had no idea they changed their name. Pity. Although it’s probably a better reflection of what they do. > \*\* Yep. Ceramics and composite materials are the two big things going on in the School of Textiles. I was a biz major, though so I don’t know much about that end of the program. The name is a better reflection, I guess, now that they have architecture, pre-law and really big pre-med programs. But I miss old PCT&S. Zap! ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260/43 "2001-11-20T19:24:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JuanDeCuba \* > \*\*They beat us 44-7, what does that say about us? > ::mumbles something about 0-10, 22 game losing stread:: > nevermind \*\* Relax, **Juan**. It’s basketball season now. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2001, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260/44 "2001-11-20T20:18:31Z")
Well-Known Bowling Green Alumni (besides Tim Conway): Orel Hershiser, player for the NY Mets, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians. 1998 World Series MVP and Cy Young Award winner. Eva Marie Saint - actress Nate Thurmond - former player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984 Antonio Daniels - currently playing for the San Antonio Spurs Bob Hill - former head coach of the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs Robert Hanrahan - former Republican congressman from IL and superintendent of the Cook County Schools Nick Mileti - founder of the Cleveland Cavaliers and a big developer in the northeast Ohio area Bernie Casey - former player for the San Francisco 49ers, now an actor and artist Mark Wells and Ken Morrow - members of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, who beat the Soviets for the gold medal. Morrow went on to play for the New York Islanders and Wells played for several minor league teams. There’s also tons of others who are well-known in their own fields, including my very good friend and former roommate, Rosanne (Danko) Welch, who is a scriptwriter and just left the staff of the TV show _Touched By An Angel_ this summer after 5 years. So there :). ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260/45 "2001-11-21T00:43:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by romansperson \* > \*\* > Orel Hershiser, player for the NY Mets, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians. 1998 World Series MVP and Cy Young Award winner. > \*\* Um…I think you mean 19_8_8. :p:D > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LunaSea \* > \*\* > This is one band I never thought I’d see mentioned on the SDMB! > \*\* Oh, it’s come up at least one other time, in one of **jarbabyj** ’s Rammstein threads. Sorry I can’t narrow it down any more for you…😉 ---
**Author:** ![tiggeril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggeril/32/7234_2.png) [@tiggeril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiggeril)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260/46 "2001-11-21T01:35:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zappo \* > **tigg** , you guys may have a bunch of Nobels, but _we_ have the guy who invented AstroTurf! So neener neener neener yourself! 😃 > \*\* :eek: [sub]I bow to the god of AstroTurf…[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-to-besmirch-your-alma-mater/94260.md?page=2)