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NYU Makes Tuition Free for All Medical Students - johnthomas02 2018-08-16 12:42:56 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Don't most offers of free med school tuition... - 105Marquette 2018-08-16 13:03:59
  - The WSJ article says the tuition payments are not tied - Santos L Halper 2018-08-16 13:12:11
- That is pretty amazing.. - TWO 2018-08-16 12:51:45
- Non paywalled story (link) - fontoknow 2018-08-16 12:45:35
  - 24M in foregone (or is it forewent) revenue for the year - fontoknow 2018-08-16 12:52:42

Follow up from post below, what do you collect? - Endthecursein05 2018-08-16 11:17:00 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Pixar movie posters and local art from traveling - bengalbout 2018-08-16 13:27:38
- Souls. * - anthro_domer 2018-08-16 13:14:05
  - Praise the sun * - goldenchild 2018-08-16 13:28:17
  - For display or private collection? * - Irish Tool 2018-08-16 13:16:45
- Glühwein mugs from Christmas markets. - ewillND 2018-08-16 13:12:11
- Etchings / black and white sketches of cities/architecture. - Irish Tool 2018-08-16 13:08:05
- Disappointment * - NDBass 2018-08-16 13:05:55
- Shot glasses, in particular College shot glasses - ndaero93 2018-08-16 12:55:38
- I know it sounds stupid, but those rolled penny things. - Wooderson 2018-08-16 12:33:58
- Magnets, for everywhere my wife and I have been together - Brew City Domer 2018-08-16 12:12:52
  - My wife and I collect magnets from travels, too. * - No Right Turn on Red 2018-08-16 12:19:01
- Coffee mugs from travels. Nice memory every day. - squid 2018-08-16 12:12:06
  - I find coffee mugs to make great souvenirs for that very - milhouse 2018-08-16 12:16:39
- Accumulate or collect? - milhouse 2018-08-16 11:51:12
- Ticket stub collection is becoming more challenging - garbageplate 2018-08-16 11:50:21
- I have a lot of signed Notre Dame memorabilia. - akaRonMexico 2018-08-16 11:35:39
- Kentucky Derby julep glasses and event ticket stubs - Killian 2018-08-16 11:30:38
  - We found a set of Kentucky Derby julep glasses from 1973 - LondonDomer 2018-08-16 11:36:33
- Guitars. - voidoid 2018-08-16 11:30:24
  - too true * - rickenbacker330 2018-08-16 12:13:12
- Nothing except fat. (now doing Keto all I think of is carbs) * - Inigomontoya 2018-08-16 11:19:34

RIP Queen of Soul - DBCooper 2018-08-16 10:01:39 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I'll always remember her Grammy performance of Nessun Dorma. - Finn_MacCool 2018-08-16 12:09:56
- The Pride of the Motor City - Tiger Stadium 2018-08-16 11:13:50
- Lost both the King and Queen on the same date (8/16) * - Chuck84 2018-08-16 10:58:39
- Greatest pop voice of all time - mocopdx 2018-08-16 10:21:43
  - I'll give you woman, She was not better than Otis - Odschool 2018-08-16 11:32:27
    - Sam Cooke * - Bluengold07 2018-08-16 11:53:51
- The first song she recorded at Muscle Shoals - voidoid 2018-08-16 10:15:47
- "Don't you blaspheme in Here!" - jh_chi 2018-08-16 10:09:36
  - RIP (Here is the video clip. Different from what I remember) - JACC1203 2018-08-16 11:29:55
    - One of my favorite things about that scene - Profkid93 2018-08-16 11:54:30
  - This. - Jess 2018-08-16 11:14:26
- R-E-S-P-E-CT * - Chuck84 2018-08-16 10:05:02
  - WARRIOR! * - jt 2018-08-16 10:40:41
    - I shouldn't have laughed at this * - Rocket7 2018-08-16 11:29:05

What is your favorite thing that you own... - potatohouse 2018-08-16 09:53:47 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- My lifetime pass to National Parks and monuments. - HoundDog1973 2018-08-16 13:06:10
- The Hoodie Pillow. Reversible belt. Dekor diaper pail. - Irish Tool 2018-08-16 13:05:16
- an Ara Parseghian Business Card - graNDfan 2018-08-16 12:09:19
- Swiss Army Knife * - NGIrish09 2018-08-16 12:08:39
- My weiner dog Bruno - wiNDycityfan 2018-08-16 12:00:36
- my Yeti/Ozark Trail ramblers - goldenarms 2018-08-16 11:51:39
- Mr. Happy. - ArasEra 2018-08-16 11:42:30
- "Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens..." * - Jess 2018-08-16 11:24:38
- E-Z Pass. Best 25 bucks I ever spent. * - Steelhop 2018-08-16 10:58:32
- Eagle Claw Fiberglass Fly Rod - buffaloirish 2018-08-16 10:58:03
- My Yankee Haters hat. - akaRonMexico 2018-08-16 10:56:57
  - I’ll be sending you the ‘18 Shamrock Series jersey. * - The Holtz Room 2018-08-16 12:09:18
    - Make sure to get it signed by Kelly so that it can be - akaRonMexico 2018-08-16 12:20:52
- My heating pad. - Angel 2018-08-16 10:47:20
  - Hope you bought a good one. I got one from the medical - Moff 2018-08-16 12:32:22
- Shop Vac - Buck Turgidson 2018-08-16 10:44:30
  - Cordless drill. (But luv my cheap nail gun/compressor $150) * - Inigomontoya 2018-08-16 11:17:26
- A football signed by the last youth team I coached. * - seano 2018-08-16 10:35:26
- My cats were free. Also my external hard drive containing - Moff 2018-08-16 10:29:42
- $8 Russian officer's watch (Airborne version) - irishrock 2018-08-16 10:23:54
- Roku Ultra for a couple reasons... - ndgenius 2018-08-16 10:10:46
  - Do you have battery draining issues? - cincysubdomer 2018-08-16 11:09:25
  - What services do you subscribe to with Roku? * - TouchdownJebus 2018-08-16 10:34:28
- Framed on my wall. - RallyingSon 2018-08-16 10:00:24
  - I have the same, but only with Weis * - charlottend 2018-08-16 11:45:15
  - Thanks a lot - catripledomer 2018-08-16 11:25:46
- My french press - ND Trumpet 2018-08-16 09:57:34

Laci Peterson, part II. - londondomer 2018-08-16 09:51:01 [Tag Thread]

A quibble with the most recent Better Call Saul - volley 2018-08-16 08:02:41 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I actually felt sorry for Howard during that episode. * - pasteven 2018-08-16 13:26:04
- When I saw them walking out carefree not looking over their - Moff 2018-08-16 10:23:25
- Didn't work out very well did it. * - TWO 2018-08-16 09:59:29

Seeing Hamilton in London - ndhouston 2018-08-16 05:34:17 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- You’ve inspired me to get myself to Chicago to see it. - beancounter 2018-08-16 10:45:04
  - Don't hesitate, it is transcendent - tenn_subway 2018-08-16 12:57:03
  - I think Miguel Cervantes (the Chicago cast's Hamilton)... - CMillar 2018-08-16 11:55:14
    - That's interesting (and good to hear). On the soundtrack - beancounter 2018-08-16 13:14:57
    - That’s a fun name to carry through life - captaineclectic 2018-08-16 11:58:31
  - Yes, definitely go see it. My wife and girls and I have - Endthecursein05 2018-08-16 11:18:56
  - Yes you should. - HoundDog1973 2018-08-16 11:10:11

The Goose is loose... - cj 2018-08-15 22:32:04 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Continued prayers. * - the hibernian 2018-08-16 12:56:30
- Happy Birthday , Sweet Girl ! And many more ! * - ndrooter 2018-08-16 11:46:29
- Now that's a great way to start the day.... - Marine Domer 2018-08-16 11:38:48
- Happy belated 12th birthday. You are beautiful inside & out. * - smcteacher 2018-08-16 10:35:05
- Truly inspiring * - ThreeD 2018-08-16 10:27:59
- Oh, Sweet Pea. You are too beautiful for words. - ndwineaux 2018-08-16 09:19:40
- What a great smile. I'm so happy to hear this * - Santos L Halper 2018-08-16 08:19:43
- Great news! Great smile! * - docsfan 2018-08-16 04:26:13
- Oh my God, she is so wonderful! - goirish89 2018-08-16 00:50:49
  - Hear, hear! - mkovac 2018-08-16 02:15:25
    - Make that three in a row. - dbldomer7375 2018-08-16 09:38:25
      - Add another! Great news! Keep on fighting young lady! * - so-it-goes 2018-08-16 12:16:03
- God Bless You Kimi! You are an Inspiration to us All!! * - Jammer 2018-08-15 23:12:41

I don't broadcast that I graduated from ND, however - SCOTTSDALE 2018-08-15 19:58:24 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I'm proud to be her classmate - Grease 2018-08-16 01:33:55
  - Prayers for your daughter, may God be with her as she heals * - ndrooter 2018-08-16 11:58:42
  - Grease, I'll second Moff's suggestion. God will be with your - SCOTTSDALE 2018-08-16 09:45:48
  - You should reach out to her. - Moff 2018-08-16 01:42:19
- Thank you for sharing. The daughter of my classmate died in - Walsh69 2018-08-15 22:03:28
  - Gordon? - Section12 2018-08-16 11:45:56
- Great story * - irishhawk49 2018-08-15 21:33:49
- She is a wonderful person. - Moff 2018-08-15 20:57:55

From the swing side of the street, happy birthday, Oscar - Atticus 2018-08-15 19:40:19 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I was waiting for your post. The keyboard Communion - Odschool 2018-08-15 20:16:12
  - I’m glad you mentioned Ahmad - Atticus 2018-08-15 20:32:22
    - Ahmad Jamal was my mother's favorite jazz pianist... - Kbyrnes 2018-08-15 23:21:39
      - Thursday will be jazz piano day for me. * - Odschool 2018-08-16 07:11:25

Quick plug for Riggsy23 - sayahailmary 2018-08-15 18:28:55 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- One of my favorite gifts for my Belle was from Gary. - ndwineaux 2018-08-16 09:23:47
  - Great minds - One Christmas I gave each of my kids - Moose84 2018-08-16 13:03:16
  - He is my brother - Endthecursein05 2018-08-16 11:20:18
- Based on what he used to post here, your plaudit... - Kbyrnes 2018-08-15 22:48:59

Need San Diego help. Heading to the Navy game - ColoraDomer 2018-08-15 15:29:46 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Search the BR. Several recent SD threads * - ShillelaghHugger 2018-08-15 18:09:05
- Off the beaten path idea - JClarke 2018-08-15 17:15:40
  - RB Inn is nice, and the food is good too. - irisharab 2018-08-15 17:55:00
- Just got back from there. - beancounter 2018-08-15 17:02:13
- Visit the USS Midway - weirdo0521 2018-08-15 16:50:31
- Fleet Week + Am Society of Nephrology in town - NWEndzone 2018-08-15 15:36:31
  - Fleet Week is always a nice party, - bizdomer09 2018-08-15 16:13:06
    - Those nephrologists can cut loose - jmac95 2018-08-15 18:05:44
    - Practice this line; Hi Sailor, new in town? * - BacTien 2018-08-15 17:41:36

Eatery question for Milwaukee - Dallas road trip. - G.K.Chesterton 2018-08-15 13:12:28 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I'm currious why you would take the same route back - fontoknow 2018-08-16 11:07:50
- If you go through Memphis, definitely stop at - NDHouston 2018-08-16 01:17:03
- Joe’s Kansas City BBQ. I know, I know, out of the way - irishguard78 2018-08-15 21:50:58
- If you re-route through Arkansas, stop at Fat Boy's Fine - Manor76 2018-08-15 18:45:00
- Mona’s Italian Restaurant in Toluca, IL. - FredFenster 2018-08-15 16:57:34
- Middle of Illinois to SW Missouri recs - No Right Turn on Red 2018-08-15 13:41:33
  - gotta be a good BPT sandwich on that stretch of IL somewhere * - cujaysfan 2018-08-15 14:37:21
    - Schooners in Bloomington. - The Holtz Room 2018-08-15 14:42:35
      - damn right - cujaysfan 2018-08-15 14:56:24
        Actually its Springfield for shoes. Darcy’s Pint - Killian 2018-08-15 15:05:18
        had my shoe experience in Peoria years ago - cujaysfan 2018-08-15 15:08:16
        Ever been to Hungry Moose in Peoria? - The Holtz Room 2018-08-15 15:38:36
        doesn't ring a bell - cujaysfan 2018-08-15 15:50:04
- You’re doing it wrong - vermin05 2018-08-15 13:28:59
  - I believe Google Maps has that as the alternative route. - G.K.Chesterton 2018-08-15 16:35:00
    - KC is to St. Louis as Singapore is to Calcutta. - Ofcr. Tim McCarthy 2018-08-16 11:18:49
  - if you do that, KC has a million places - irishrock 2018-08-15 13:38:01
    - Like I said above. This route and go to Joe’s KC BBQ - irishguard78 2018-08-15 22:01:23
      - everybody needs to stop with the Joes KC stuff - irishrock 2018-08-16 11:30:09
    - You can also stop at the Knute Rockne Rest Stop. - domer4 2018-08-15 13:45:32
      - One comment says it has a Hardee's now. * - G.K.Chesterton 2018-08-15 17:53:43
      - they renovated the stop and tore it out - irishrock 2018-08-15 14:21:58
- TAR is your man ...I would email him * - Caber 2018-08-15 13:17:52
  - Not for this one. Reread his post. Appreciate the vote tho * - tar 2018-08-15 14:35:21

High School GPA inflation. - sluredandstumbly 2018-08-15 12:56:12 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- At our HS, a student recently graduated with a 5.2. - cincysubdomer 2018-08-16 11:12:57
- Why does anyone care? * - Odschool 2018-08-15 20:24:02
  - I sure don’t and never did (edit) - Atticus 2018-08-15 20:42:18
    - Ikh farshteyn - Odschool 2018-08-15 22:44:58
- This manifests at ND (every damn time) in a Parent Question: - Moose84 2018-08-15 17:25:37
- I don't understand the math here - ndzippy 2018-08-15 17:21:43
  - In many schools, all "honors" courses are on a higher scale - doolinbanjos 2018-08-15 22:27:36
    - I know of a kid with over a 4.1, weighted at almost a 5.4 - Moff 2018-08-16 01:35:48
  - The stats you linked are mind-blowing. - sluredandstumbly 2018-08-15 19:24:31
- It's a problem. Colleges are reacting. - ShillelaghHugger 2018-08-15 14:48:00
- My personal favorite: seven valedictorians. - PWK2 2018-08-15 13:56:17
  - Dublin Coffman near Columbus OH - Daddyof8 2018-08-15 20:31:13
  - Some of the suburban Indy schools are doing away - SantaMonica 2018-08-15 14:36:56
  - If you have over a 4.0 you're a valedictorian!!! - sayahailmary 2018-08-15 14:35:13
    - “Welcome to the OC,... - mkovac 2018-08-16 02:23:42
  - Our high school does not have class ranks. It puts - rick 2018-08-15 14:06:41
    - Colleges care about your grades, thus GPA matters * - NavyJoe 2018-08-15 14:10:21
      - They care about your grades and the classes you took, - rick 2018-08-15 14:42:10
  - My high school had 32 valedictorian the year they eliminated - fontoknow 2018-08-15 13:59:10
    - This infuriated me in high school. - milhouse 2018-08-15 14:51:03
      - Just for context - jmac95 2018-08-15 18:12:32
    - I wouldn't send my kid to that school * - ShillelaghHugger 2018-08-15 14:44:42
      - In the 70s and 80s it was one of the best schools - fontoknow 2018-08-15 17:59:13
        Same with my HS - ShillelaghHugger 2018-08-15 18:10:28
    - Can you hear my blood boiling? * - PWK2 2018-08-15 14:06:52
- We used a straight percentage - catripledomer 2018-08-15 13:51:45
  - This is what my kids school does. They assign grades - dulac89 2018-08-16 04:22:53
  - Interesting, were poor scores also weighted more? - NavyJoe 2018-08-15 14:06:18
- Saint Louis University did the same thing - irishrock 2018-08-15 13:14:08
  - I love your "Athletic Ability" vignette. * - The Flash 2018-08-16 09:19:40
    - I would have loved to have been 6'4" * - irishrock 2018-08-16 11:53:59
  - I recruit for SLU (alum volunteer-not paid) - Jh_chi 2018-08-15 20:25:47
    - I'm very positive that my story is correct - irishrock 2018-08-16 11:40:15
  - If this is the norm, then the next question is: - sluredandstumbly 2018-08-15 13:20:29
    - This is one of the things I like about the IB. - ewillND 2018-08-15 14:05:13
    - the colleges say #1 - irishrock 2018-08-15 13:36:58
      - It’s actually a little more nuanced than that - FL_Irish 2018-08-15 14:45:25
      - This gets to the heart of the matter. - sluredandstumbly 2018-08-15 14:14:30
        That’s a sad commentary. * - irishhawk49 2018-08-15 17:12:51
- Why? - squid 2018-08-15 13:03:24
  - Is the 5.0 illustrative? That seems quite high... - NavyJoe 2018-08-15 13:41:51
    - We had 6.0 for AP and 5.0 for honors classes, - WilfordBrimley 2018-08-15 13:47:54
    - For me, 20 years ago. - squid 2018-08-15 13:47:51
  - That part I get and support. - sluredandstumbly 2018-08-15 13:08:33

WTF with the market today? * - drmurray 2018-08-15 12:26:44 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Chaos in Turkey. * - EricCartman 2018-08-15 12:44:01

Add "Hippo Slapper" & "Hippo Spanker" to the random handle - Nitschke 2018-08-15 12:17:45 [Tag Thread]

Visiting Grotto today - will light candles...any requests? * - Caber 2018-08-15 12:17:06 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Candles lit for all prayer requests listed below - Amen * - Caber 2018-08-15 16:52:43
- For friends and enemies * - Odschool 2018-08-15 14:50:15
- Yes, please--for my wife. * - RedIrish 2018-08-15 14:33:28
- Yes, please, personal health issue. * - fwNDfan 2018-08-15 13:17:44
- yes please remember Jerry, my controller's husband - NDFlyer 2018-08-15 13:17:38
- yes please, family health issues and the church * - ColoNDFan 2018-08-15 12:59:55
- Yes Please. Two sons, different reasons. * - BacTien 2018-08-15 12:55:24
- Yes, please...wife's surgery tomorrow. Thanks! * - SB Jimbo 2018-08-15 12:44:14
- Yes please - SneakyPete 2018-08-15 12:25:34
- The Country and the Church * - Nitschke 2018-08-15 12:20:57

Any comforting reads on the problem of evil? - mitquinn 2018-08-15 11:10:57 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I’ve always found Thomas Merton’s analysis in The Seven... - FL_Irish 2018-08-15 11:30:59

will the church respond to the Pennsylvania grand jury? - parietals 2018-08-15 10:43:38 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- Of course not. They've had 15 years since Boston. - Wooderson 2018-08-16 12:29:32
- I am morbidly/angrily curious at what the Homily - NGIrish09 2018-08-15 11:51:19
  - Some 25 minute snoozer on the Holy Spirit - thecontrarian 2018-08-15 13:50:16
  - This Sunday is the Freshmen Class opening mass - Doghoused 2018-08-15 12:30:51
    - The Observer editorials should be interesting * - NGIrish09 2018-08-15 12:35:04
- In a Draconian way: Francis will appoint a new commission! * - Atticus 2018-08-15 11:03:58
  - Yep, and it won't be the pipe hitter from the CDF - HTownND 2018-08-15 13:20:28
    - A change is going to come, trust me - Atticus 2018-08-15 13:32:32
  - Chaired by Godfried Danneels (link) - TCIrish03 2018-08-15 13:14:57
- Head over to the Political Board. Larger thread on it there * - Queensman 2018-08-15 11:00:59

Perhaps there were early signs Michael Moriarty was "off" - 206er 2018-08-15 09:59:23 [Tag Thread] [Show All]
- I met him at The Palm Beach Hilton in 1997 or 1998 - 93NationalChampions 2018-08-15 22:32:29
- He did have along stint as the lead on Law & Order - sprack 2018-08-15 17:16:29
  - A fine pitcher in Bang The Drum Slowly * - Father Nieuwland 2018-08-15 17:42:07

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