<p>See Novi, a student at Wisconsin's #1 ranked Geography department would be able to answer that question without even breaking a sweat!</p>
<p>Actually i was a Geography student at one point in my lifetime. I was also aware of the fact that Wisconsin had the top rated department in the U.S. and that was over 30 years ago! Btw, there is an Alabama State University that is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Is that the school you're referring to? There is also a Southwest University in Louisiana. No Southwest Alabama State on this planet. But i got your point about the comparison issue. :-)</p>
<p>oh and by the way, i never broke a sweat answering my own rhetorical question. Just kidding. :-)</p>
<p>Michigan doesn't offer journalism as a major...</p>
<p>yup that is part of the debate summerinthecity-is it worth it to give that up in exchange for attending michigan, which does have a communications major</p>
<p>Actually UW graduates are everywhere too. More major corporate CEO's. The guy who built ESPN into a powerhouse. Two Pulitzer prizes this week. Four Guggenheims. The key stem cell patents and more patents than UM. While UM also has many proud alums it is a myth that they are the only state school with a large powerful alum network.
Also having the #9 vs 3# Psych dept is not getting blown away.
You like "The Onion", a former UW student publication gone national. "Airplane", Ghost, Ruthless People, Miami Vice, The Daily Show, and tons of other movies and TV shows--all done by UW alums.<br>
The only thing UW does not do as well is toot its own horn.</p>
<p>^ Ghost was a terrible movie...</p>
<p>I must agree with Barrons. Plus, Wisconsin can claim Charlie Trotter, one of America's top 2 or 3 chefs...EVER!</p>
<p>^ Impressive! The only good actor from Cal was Gregory Peck...:rolleyes:</p>
<p>Barrons, maybe you know...is Charlie Trotter still planning a resort hotel in Vegas?</p>
<p>Ghost grossed huge $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Terrible is so harsh. How about Ghost World?? Like that better? Or The Thin Blue Line. </p>
<p>CT is still looking to do something in LV.</p>
<p>GP was pretty darn good. "The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit" was very groundbreaking at the time.</p>
<p>Alexandre/Barrons, I'm going to Vegas in May...</p>
<p>I was planning on eating at "Ago" at The Hard Rock (Agostino Sciandri/Robert DeNiro owned Italian restaurant)...they have an L.A. location, but I never go to nice restaurants at home. Would you recommend it?</p>
<p>Never heard of Ghost World, barrons...I assume it wasn't very good.</p>
<p>I liked GP's role in To Kill a Mockingbird and the Omen, myself...</p>
<p>Yes, but what an actor! Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch...perfection! He is one of my very favorite actors. He had an incredible voice and screen presence. They don't make them like that anymore. I would say that Peck is one of the top 5 actors of the silver screen, up there with Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Laurance Olivier, Cary Grant and Clark Gable. He was also excellent in Spellbound, the Gunfigher, Yearling, Roman Holiday, the Guns of Navarone and Twelve O' Clock High.</p>
<p>Michigan hasn't produced an actor of Peck's calibre. We can claim "the voice" though, James Earl Jones.</p>
<p>^ Definitely... </p>
<p>"This is CNN"...</p>
<p>"Luke, I am your father"...</p>
<p>Haha</p>
<p>Dude, if you go to Vegas, and money is no object, have dinner at Joel Robuchon at the MGM Grand. It is, quite possibly, the best restaurant in the US today. Be sure to make the resrvation at Joel Robuchon, NOT at L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, which is also located at the MGM.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, unfortunately, I'm going with a group that doesn't have an unlimited budget...</p>
<p>Is Joel Robuchon better than Guy Savoy?</p>
<p>Not in Paris, but in Vegas, yes. Guy Savoy does not commit as much effort and resources as Robuchon in Vegas and Robuchon does not commit as much effort and resources as Savoy in Paris.</p>
<p>Robuchon in Vegas is definitely not the place to go with a group though. It is more the sort of place you go to with that special someone.</p>
<p>"They don't make them like that anymore. I would say that Peck is one of the top 5 actors of the silver screen, up there with Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, Humphrey Bogart, Laurance Olivier, Cary Grant and Clark Gable."</p>
<p>Including Gregory Peck, that is 8 actors. Alexandre, you said top 5... no wonder you get in arguments. :)</p>
<p>I think you left out Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Paul Newman, Jimmy Stewart, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Jack Lemmon, Tom Hanks, Gene Hackman...I'm sure I am missing a few...</p>
<p>Fred Astaire may not have been as good an actor as anyone listed above, but he doesn't have to take a back seat to anyone. Same with Charlie Chaplin.</p>
<p>Just 5? Makes things complicated. :)</p>
<p>James Earl Jones is definitely a contender for top voice.</p>
<p>dstark, I stressed silver screen. Pacino, DeNiro, Hoffman, Nicholson, Hackman, Hanks and even Newman are not from the silver screen era. </p>
<p>Bando and Stewart do belong and I forgot them. So I should have top 10 rather than top 5! hehe!</p>