There is a petition going around at my school to stop Starbucks from opening a coffee shop in our pathetic substitute Union (because the other one is under construction), and I can say that almost everyone I know has signed it, except me.  Apparently, said Starbucks is going to take over the area known as The Cornerstone (a cafe/bakery).  Keep in ( Read more... )

I've decided that I need to make my blog more readable for a general audience, thus, I am going to remove the absolute "friends-only" post. However, all posts about my personal life are going to remain in the "friends-only" category.

That is all.

My friend Christine saw this article in Rolling Stone, I think it does a really good job, especially since it was written by Sean Wilentz, a leading historian from Princeton (also married to Christine Stansell, another HUGE name in my field):

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9961300/the_worst_president_in_history?rnd=1145920597512&has- ( Read more... )