Underwater Basket Weaving For The New Millenium

Remember when the running joke about powder puff college classes were about underwater basket weaving? I ran into this online course syllabus the other day at Middle Tennessee State University for a course in Popular Culture which consists of the study of popular television and movies. Not to be judgemental of this course (I'm sure it has it's merits) but is seems like it could be one of those courses that the captain of the football team takes to keep his GPA over idiot status so that he can throw them there touchdowns for the big homecoming game. Or, just possibly it's a course to lure the Katie Holmes Types (you know the ones that think things like Scientology and dating an Old Fossil of a man are good ideas) to the academic world. Sorry Katie, doesn't look like Dawson's Creek is in the syllabus so you may have to study.

The academic experience is being diluted more everyday it seems. Trends continue to point to the college education as more of a requirement in the future. I guess classes like this one (and the soon to be announced Beer Bonging 101 The Greek System For Dummies) allow everyone to achieve success in college...even Katie Holmes...ok, I take that back...maybe not.