Every time I visit a major University, I continue to have these doubts about their value. I can see a University as providing a community experience where young adults get the opportunity to experience a more independent lifestyle in a relatively safe environment.
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What is the Meaning of Quality?
This is an interesting AP story where the famed Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing an architect of one of their new buildings for breach of duties for providing “deficient designs”. MIT is also suing the builder over the leaking
Uh Oh, Time to Stock Up on the Hefeweizen
I’m not much of a beer drinker, but I occasionally imbibe the wheat-based drink known as Hefeweizen. Evidently, there have been weather-related catastrophes that have impacted the yields of various malt and barley crops, and prices for beer are going up (not
Canadian Health Queue
Here is one from Sam Greenwood, where he shares commentary from a friend living in Canada… I’ve seen on the news up here in Canada where Hillary Clinton introduced her new health care plan. Something similar to what we have in
A Teacher of High Moral Character?
An interesting story in the Associated Press about a teacher (a liberal Jew?) staging a sit-in: David Wasserman, a middle school teacher in Madison, began his protest Tuesday. Instead of giving students the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam, he sat
Ways to Describe Stupidity
If you ever need a short description to describe stupidity in the workplace, I compiled a decent list from various sources: A few screws short of a hardware store. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. A few fries short
Copyrights and Permissions
In the world of intellectual property and copyrights, the common thought is: “It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than get permission.” Well… according to a posting from Eugene Volokh (Professor of Law at UCLA), this may not always be the case: “When
Scholarly Research at Indiana University
There is the Kinsey Institute for Sexual Research at Indiana University… and then there are these “scholars” at IU: Hap tip to Mallard Fillmore…
English Majors in College
This is an interesting article from Phyllis Schlafly, entitled “Advice To College Students: Don’t Major in English”… It ties in very nicely with my recent posting on comparative literature. For example, she notes: “When the classics are assigned, they are
Retail Banking Experiences
My family was previously a customer of KeyBank (formerly known as Society Bank) for almost 25 years. We had our safety deposit box located at the Vandalia, Ohio branch and conducted almost all of our transactions at this location. In addition, both