Sued for cat education

Associated Press reports that "Trinity Southern University" in Texas was sued Monday for selling bogus academic degrees – including an MBA awarded to a cat.

Investigators paid $299 for a bachelor's degree for Colby Nolan – a deputy attorney general's 6-year-old black cat – claiming he had experience including baby-sitting and retail management.

The school, which offers no classes, allegedly determined Colby Nolan's resume entitled him to a master of business administration degree; a transcript listed the cat's course work and 3.5 grade-point average.

Sounds like Colby is as qualified as most MBAs are to run a business. And more likely to clean up after himself.

8 December, 2004