We are hosting our Big 10 colleagues in honors education today. Given this event, I thought I would I would repost from my SHC PSU blog this entry from last year. I will write more later since we are addressing the difficult challenge of admissions process and I think many […]
This op-ed piece surprised me. The authors Nathan Thrall and Jesse James Wilkins (great name that is) do a nice job of bringing out the complexities of negotiating with foreign powers with whom one is in conflict using JFK as the example. The conclusion: If Barack Obama wants to follow […]
I have not had time to post in several weeks. I am encouraged and more than a bit humbled to see how many folks are still checking in daily and I apologize for not providing new content. Once we get past this week, however, I should be posting more regularly […]
RealLife by Greg Dean. A great strip, for those who enjoy webcomics and don’t know his work, by all means bookmark it now! (BTW I forgot to hand out my evaluation forms to my students…)
We just saw the movie and I thought I would jot a few thoughts down. First, they took great liberties with the story, but as a movie it was very, very good. Second, I am not sure how many liberties they took; I am going to have to go back […]
Some of you may have noticed that today includes a post from the famous Cranky Geek, John C. Dvorak! I am very pleased (and honored, truth be told) that Mr. Dvorak has decided to allow a few of us to carry his daily 5-minute tech podcast. So look for it […]
I was directed to this video by Dave Kellett who is the creator of Sheldon (great strip!). The video lists many great individuals who either faced adversity and/or were told that they would never amount to anything, often specifically in the fields in which they ultimately became great. Today is […]
This is just embarrassing. Group finds Starbucks logo too hot to handle Starbuck’s new retro-style logo A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo. By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune Seems that one person’s smut is another person’s morning latte. A Christian group […]
A creative option from the NYTimes OpEd by Gail Collins. Given the Democratic Party’s innovative method of doling out delegates, all that’s necessary for her to snatch the nomination is: 1) A big, big win in Kentucky next Tuesday. Ideally, Obama should be limited to no more than 100 votes. […]
From The Wired Campus If Monday’s earthquake in China has sparked an interest in seismology, and you happen to own a Mac laptop, you can transform your computer into your own personal seismic station. A free program from SeisMac takes advantage of the acceleration sensor inside you computer to register […]