I've never lived in Canada, but I'd guess the "typical" Canadian is more like the "typical" American (especially the segments of the population that attend Union) than any other nationality, and that the differences between the "typical" Canadian and the "typical" American are no greater than, and probably less than, the differences between, say, the "typical" New Englander and the "typical" southerner or between the "typical" Silicon Valley Californian and the "typical" Minnesotan. Even if there is some logical - at least on the surface - explanation for extending it or not extending it to Canadians, my guess is that there was NEVER an analyis that said something like "what are the goals of this program? Would extending of this program to Canadians further those goals?" I suspect that the program had its roots in trying to increase foreign enrollment, particularly for students from countries where participation was low. Since Canadian students coming to a college so close to the border isn't a particularly unusual event, even in the absence of hockey considerations, there would be no particular reason to extend the benefit to Canadians. I seriously doubt that's changed. Union certainly didn't do anything to avoid the appearance of hypocricy when the extension of the program to Canadians was announced, not by the administration or the financial aid office, but by the HOCKEY COACH. I have less of a problem than some with admitting athletes who might not make it on their academic credentials -- if you do the same with musicians and thespians and artists. To me a far worse practice is that of admitting applicants who would not make it in on academic (or athletic or any other grounds) if they were not "legacies." But hey, life ain't fair. Clay > -----Original Message----- > From: Arthur Berman [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, November 05, 1999 9:54 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Colgate Financial Aid; Cornell etc > > On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, Ralph N Baer wrote: > > > If I understand things correctly, Union has a program in which they > > give financial aid to foreign students. This is probably in order to > > get a more rounded student body, or some such thing. Historically, > > Canadians were not eligible for this benefit because besides for > > saying "Eh" a lot they are close to USAians in culture. > > That may seem so on the surface, but having lived in both places I can > testify that the differences are there, and more drastic than one could > notice on a visit when, after all, one is dealing with the hospitality > industry which tries to keep one comfortable. > > And we don't have to convince most of the population hockey is worth > watching. > > Arthur Berman [log in to unmask] > North Vanvouver, BC > GO BU!!! > > HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to > [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.