i recently wrote a column in the colorado springs gazette it had to do with the issues i go through with my sons. you don't always have directions for all the problems. how will we have them solve problems that don't have a picture on the box? only create minds innovative enough. einstein has been quoted as saying we cannot solve our problems. we want to live up to that. we are that. they are attempting to innovate how we deliver this essence of the academy and with the changing input signal, 1999 our 1st class graduate of the 207 men. in 18 days he we will graduate 674 men and 189 women. that that is a change. we have about 23 percent women now 27 percent minorities. although that is changing because of the blended nature of our country which is pretty great. the boxes on the survey almost don't apply anymore. we also have over 50 students from other nations for partners around the world have international students, some stay for years, some come for a semester. the western european nations tend to come for a semester. we, likewise, exchange with them to make sure that we look like and