I really enjoyed the piece by Sandeep Madhur (“Redeeming our school’s value”–10/21/04).
As a UR alum living in the midwest, I get a lot of blank looks when I tell people I went to Rochester or one of the following responses:
1. “RIT is a great school. You should be proud.”
2. “Isn’t that SUNY school? My cousin went to Binghamton.”
3. “You must really like__________.” (Fill in the blank…snow, ice, cold weather).
4. “Isn’t Rochester a suburb of Buffalo?”
5. “Crapchester, right?” (A Jim Rome reference for all you non-sports fans. No tour stop for you.)
6. “Were you on the ski team?”
Bottom line: UR not known nationally and never will be. Get use to it. I have.
Dave SchwartzAlum