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Entries from April 23, 2006 - April 29, 2006
From Yale: Fighting The 'Gender Gap'
On Thursday, April 27, the Yale Daily News reported the ten Yale majors in which women are most underrepresented...
From U. of Chicago: Deviation
These are supposedly serious academics, surrounded by great books and great professors. And yet, among all things, they've failed to learn or comprehend the mystery of human sexuality and the sanctity of the human body.
From John Brown U.: 'My Influence Grows'
Last week a member of the U.S. House of Representatives visited my history class and allowed us free reign to question him on virtually anything--Iraq, oil prices, immigration, etc.
From U. of Nevada: Teaching Hate
In the name of ‘critical analysis,’ we were taught to hate America.
From Northwestern: A Blueprint for Victory in 2006
The prevailing conventional wisdom in Washington informs us that Republicans don’t stand a chance in the upcoming Congressional elections. It suggests that the country is mired in high oil prices, war, and is generally headed in the wrong direction. Poll after poll indicates that Americans are fed up with their leadership, slapping President Bush with record-low approval ratings—and ranking Congress even lower. This widespread exasperation, we’re told, will take its toll on the party in power, and there’s little that can be done to turn the tide.
Try to Picture It
For some reason, there are no revealing photographs that show exactly what the situation looked like in the streets of New Haven on Friday. The few photographs I can find are carefully balanced -- taken at the few places where anti-Communist protesters nearly matched the Commies in numbers. The following photo, from the Yale Daily News, is one of these. Unfortunately the news media have not done a good job (par for the course): they are uninterested in the state of the streets. As for myself, I was seeing red all day.
