>In defense of Maine, let me provide another example. Joe Juneau entered RPI >with very little knowledge of English (note: I don't know him personally but >this is what I've been told). He graduated in 3 years with a degree in Aero- >nautical Engr. He added a master's in the same time that his classmates were >getting their bachelor's. Joey was an outstanding student here at RPI. They don't just give away degrees in Aero Engineering either. He earned. I have met him in person and he can speak english very well. From what my upperclass friends tell me he picked up the language very quickly.