Of the kids that go to college in-state, 80% stay here.  Of the kids that go to school Outside, 80% stay Outside.  President Mark Hamilton knew this and used it as his rallying mantra.  He used to say that we were acting like a colony when we did this.   He was able to turn the tide and really improved our university keeping many more of our smart kids here.   We are going back to the bad old days when we were exporting most of our best and brightest kids Outside. Wake up Alaska!