I hope everyone can sense that the actual people are very much what their paper profiles suggested. People can write up I did this, I did this, but when you talk with them you can sense what their commitment and passion is.

It may come down to who is the best fit for the campus. We're getting positive feedback on all of the candidates. It's going to be a choice among three reasonably qualified candidates.

One of the main things they bring is a lot of experience with different approaches to issues in higher education.

I used to say there were only ... a few hundred (in the latter category). These are people who like to play with software and figure out how to find exploits into the software. That requires lots of good technical talent and knowing how to do software testing.

People who are getting up in years die in the winter when the days are short, and in the hours after midnight. Life is at a low ebb after midnight and in the short days. Did you know that?

But we need to get something back in there that can serve not only the residents but also attract people around the city.