Thus society falls to the sound of a thunderous applause...

I graduated from ULM on Saturday, 16 May 2009. I am now a bona-fide meteorologist. But what I really want to talk about is something that happened the day before. During the graduation practice the folks in charge shared a few statistics (number of graduates, number of cum laude, etc.). One such statistic was the number of female versus male graduates. There were about twice as many women graduating as men. This announcement was greeted with cheers and applause from those present but all the while I couldn't help but think, "Thus falls society to the sound of a thunderous applause." If you don't read any further you're probably thinking that I'm a sexist. Don't get me wrong! I applaud the fact that so many women are getting college degrees. The thing that worries me is where are all the men? Like it or not, if men stop getting an education our society will not last much longer. History has taught us well what happens when men stop caring about education. The Dark Ages ringing any bells?