A redot from Mel I am very proud to share with those who didn't catch it already.

Quoted: Dianne Slager, a nurse practitioner who has taught at Calvin for three years, will use the Nagel funds to travel to Liberia in late May of 2008 to assess knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS among church leaders and to evaluate the HIV/AIDS information programs they offer.

A comprehensive look at why college athletes aren't paid and a lot of very good arguments for why they should be. (Featuring commentary from a great professor of mine and Liz's.)

Quoted: Michigan State law professor Robert McCormick, another sports law and antitrust expert, said athletes "should be treated as employees." After all, they sign a binding contract (a national letter of intent) to perform certain duties (play sports) that bring significant revenue to their employer (the school).

The Literacy Center's successes will be featured on ABC World News tonight at 6:30 ET. My friend Kristin Ekkens directs the ESL in the Workplace program there.

Quoted: Aims to help people reach their individual goals by improving their reading and language skills and to increase community awareness of the benefits of literacy.

Hmm...maybe schools should be paying for more than these guys' educations. Big Ten football = Big $$.

Quoted: Super Bowl XL in Detroit was a landmark economic event in 2006, but how big is the Big Ten? A study released Monday shows Big Ten football will pump $177 million into the state economy this fall, more than triple the impact of the Super Bowl.

I'm not sure what the ultimate lesson is supposed to be here, but Calvin comes up a lot in this apparent free association exercise.

Quoted: InterOil doesn’t have Enron’s political juice, but it does have some notable ties to the Bush Administration through one of its key investors and directors, Gaylen Byker.

Also, lots of interesting links to articles on Bush's last Calvin visit.

In response to Derek's recent dot:

Quoted: With demand growing for M.B.A. graduates, it is a seller's market out there, making it tough for many companies to meet hiring quotas using old tried-and-true recruiting methods. At a time when career opportunities are so plentiful that students can afford to turn down even six-figure offers from investment banks, it is especially difficult for traditional manufacturers to make an impression.

Looks like I should have gone for a joint JD/MBA... I could be making big dollars in the dishwasher biz. Oh wait, I applied there and didn't get past the phone interview...guess that sarcasm was unwarranted.

Really cool story. I'll try to dot the Sportscenter feature soon - it didn't mention the hostility part, which the city disputes. The movie rights to the Fugees story sold a few days after this story ran.

Quoted: A boys soccer team for refugees with miserable pasts brings out the best and worst in Americans.

This is obviously not a good time to find money for the project, but hopefully the State will take steps to create a university in Macomb County.

Quoted: Macomb is one of three U.S. counties with a population of at least 840,000 that has no public institution that awards 4-year degrees.