You may have heard about the recent debacle at U.C. Berkeley involving the Fulbright Scholarship. Berkeley is one of the most prestigious schools in the U.S. and one of the hardest to get into. It also has one of the nation’s most competitive doctoral programs, and sometimes students in this program are awarded the Fulbright Scholarship. The Fulbright is given to people who will make a big difference to our country, and people apply to the program every year. To apply, you send the application to the U.S. Department of Education. So, Berkeley recently sent 30 applications to the DOE via FedEx. But FedEx didn’t pick up the package on time and so it failed to get there before the deadline. The school realized that the package was never picked up and called the DOE to see what to do. The U.S. Department of Labor also got involved and determined that the 30 students would not be able to participate. The university was out of luck. So, the school is outraged. They are not upset with FedEx; they are angry at the DOE. And Clark thinks they are right. To say there is no room for human error is wrong. When this program was started, the idea was that the scholarship would nurture the brightest minds in the country. So, to keep them participating on a technicality is a travesty. Clark is going to find out the phone number of the woman who decided the Berkeley students could not participate and ask her to come on the air. If she declines, Clark will share that number with you and he hopes you voice your opinion to her. So, be looking for it soon!