That was too much for Robert Cohn, 19, a math major who stopped to listen to the conversation.

A long-legged math major in back raised his hand.

I was a math major in college before I joined the order.

Real math majors know that the opposite is true: you don't have to memorize.

Mussina figured those numbers in his head so quickly, had he been a math major at Stanford?

I started at the University of Washington as a math major.

"The authorities would prefer that more people take part in the vote," the math major said.

Only about 1 percent of all college graduates are math majors, and they have better-paying career opportunities.

But they shouldn't have to become math majors to do that.

We're not saying the math major isn't necessary yet.