Here's the opening paragraph of a new work of campus fiction:

Dave Striver loved the university - its ivy-covered clocktowers, its ancient and sturdy brick, and its sun-splashed verdant greens and eager youth. The university, contrary to popular opinion, is far from free of the stark unforgiving trials of the business world: academia has its own tests, and some are as merciless as any in the marketplace. A prime example is the dissertation defense: to earn the Ph.D., to become a doctor, one must pass an oral examination on one's dissertation. This was a test Professor Edward Hart enjoyed giving.

Dear Erin,
If Parini thinks that the nickname "Ole Miss" dates from the '20's,than he is very wrong.By the way,WF was known in Oxford as "Count No 'Count",after his CAF uniform.

Opps!Sorry,Erin,misplaced post.On the subject,didn't Roald Dahl do a story about a computer novel?I think that he did,and it was funny.