<p>H is from the area and we still have many relatives and friends there. Haven’t heard their take on the choice yet. I’ve heard that CofC is trying to draw from a more diverse pool of students and I wonder what kind of effect this will have, considering that he’s a Civil War reenactor. Time will tell. The faculty as a whole doesn’t seem happy with their choice. Regarding fundraising, he does have powerful connections. However, one of the comments in the research report is that McConnell was a “powerful member of the legislature when the College’s funding was cut.” It’s interesting to me, but nothing more than that. S14 will probably not end up attending there because he has some better scholarship offers, although I would be happy if they showed him some more love with a surprise departmental scholarship. 
I always love another reason to visit the Holy City.</p>