One of those things in life that so many find cut and dry, I don’t. That would be a college degree. It tends to mean different things to different people, I find. And, unlike so many folks who think some degrees are a waste of time (i.e., Literature, Liberal Arts), I don’t ever think they are. Like anything else in life, there is always something the experience provides.

So here we have the story of the custodian at Columbia University who earned his degree in classics, NBA great Shaquille O’Neal graduating with a doctorate, the CEO of Yahoo getting in all kinds of hot water for lying about his major and my own college experience.

Today’s Game Plan: What Does Your Degree Mean?