A Tale of Two Alumni Magazines

Both of my alma maters' alumni magazines arrived in the mail today. Compare and contrast.

Cover:
UT: Woman with face covered up by a large camera... Lead story: the field of journalism and the education of future journalists.
UW: Larger than life basketball player, in fact, so large that it cuts off the name of the University. Apparently I went to the University of Washingto. Lead story: the unlimited talents of Brandon Roy, former star UW basketball player and current NBA player.

Inside front cover:
UT: Vista Villas real estate development ad. I keep waiting for Mary Louise Parker to come around with some brownies.
UW: Another picture of Brandon Roy in UW purple sweatshirt. Ad for the UW Foundation... "students should have every opportunity to fulfill their dreams." Especially students like Brandon Roy.

Table of Contents page:
UT: Kinda frightening man (perhaps a journalism prof?) leaning heavily to the left. Is he having a stroke?
UW: Guess who??? Not one but TWO photos of Brandon Roy. And a crying woman with Alzheimer's.

Letters to the Editor:
Both: Cranky alums pointing out mistakes in previous issues

Ads:
UT:
Estate planning (with a cowboy napping with boots propped up on a stool and a cowboy hat over his face), Gran Marnier liquor, electric power provider, Kaplan test prep, golf course, real estate (4), hotels near football stadium (3), AAA, car insurance, Flying Longhorns alumni travel, UT related ads (14), Horns Illustrated magazine ("in-depth coverage of the No. 1 athletics program in the county"), BBQ restaurant, Performing arts center, alumni wine
UW:
UW Medicine TV broadcasts, retirement community, avionics design and manufacturing company, UW related ads (7), retail stores on the Ave (2)

New Alumni Members listed by name:
UT: 284 new paid in full $750 "Life Members" - total life members to date: 54,683
UW: 0

"Alumni Notes" (i.e. look at how great I've become)
UT: 57 (all folks who submitted photos are in suits and most are lawyers or bankers)
UW: 69 (no suits in any photos)

Number of birth announcements:
UT: 27 ("Bevo's Calf Corral")
UW: 0 (apparently UW grads are not fertile)

Number of death announcements:
UT: 42 ("In Memorium")
UW: 80 ("In Memory") (sterile AND die more often)

Number of non-advertisement pages devoted to university academics or research:
UT: 18
UW: 6

Number of faculty honored or highlighted:
UT: 22
UW: 3

Number of non-advertisement pages devoted to athletics:
UT: 8
UW: 10 (5 of which cover the amazing life of Brandon Roy)

Number of pages about soldiers in Iraq:
UT: 3
UW: 7

Number of pages devoted to donors to the University:
UT: 11
UW: 3

Famous (non athlete) names dropped/associated with the university:
UT: 0
UW: Rainn Wilson (actor), Bill Clinton, James Sun (American Idol contestant)

Back cover:
UT: Chase Bank
UW: UW Alumni association ad

Total magazine pages:
UT: 97
UW: 55