It is a shame that SLI (Southwest Louisiana Institute for those of you who can't remember) can't stand on its own and make something of itself by installing entrance requirements, as Louisiana Tech and the LSU system have done. As far as Blanco is concerned, as a three-time graduate of LSU born and reared in Louisiana, I am glad that I now live in Mississippi. Hopefully, we can stall this until she loses her next election. What she does not realize is that education can't be legislated and knowledge can't be bought.