Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. – Steve Jobs NPR had a great commentary on the late Steve Jobs today. What’s … Continue reading
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Free or Censored?
Check out the article in The Washington Post about “the trial of 10 Muslim students charged with disrupting a speech by an Israeli diplomat at the University of California, Irvine. The panel must decide whether the students broke the law or were exercising a right to demonstrate”. The basic argument is whether they are protected … Continue reading
Tweeted Out of Office?
Students at the College of Charleston tried to impeach Ross Kressel due to some things he posted on his Twitter account (@rosskresselabout) about black students, the breasts of a woman woman on campus, and what I assume he a meant “flaming” guy, not a “flamming” one. Students argue that his tweets were discriminatory, a bad … Continue reading
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When Will My Life Not Suck?
Speaking of the word suck, what about a poet naming his book, When Will My Life Not Suck? Consider seeing this for extra credit on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 7 to 8p.m. over in the Vanderbilt campus area. It’s free and open to the public! Join fellow poetry enthusiasts for a monthly reading by a … Continue reading
I Said a Bad, Bad Thing
I remember getting scolded as a teenager for saying it, whatever it was, “sucks”. My mother told me it was a bad word, vulgar even, which I didn’t get. I knew George Carlin’s words. It wasn’t on that list. My students say the same thing — that they were told “sucks” or its other past-tense … Continue reading
I Know, They Made You Take This Class 