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i'm truly a second-year student now that i've attended my first day of classes. and oh, what a day of classes it was. i went solid from 12 until 4.30, which is actually my preferred type of scheduling, but it was a lot to take in. and the problem is that the noon to one class was russian, which i had decided not to take. then i went yesterday ( Read more... ) -
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how is it that no one is blaming bush for the poor, poor response to hurricaine katrina? he deployed thousands of national guard troops to iraq, and, oh wow, now they're not around in full force to do what they're actually supposed to do: be the first line of response for large-scale disasters ( Read more... ) -
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By ROBERT D. McFADDEN and RALPH BLUMENTHAL ( Read more... ) -
jesus christ! good god! americans don't get science!
Teaching of Creationism Is Endorsed in New SurveyBy LAURIE GOODSTEIN ( Read more... ) -
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it's strange... there are so many more people than i feel ought to be here a week in advance, yet you can walk into the cafeteria at high noon and pick from many an empty table. i'm kind of an oddball here; i don't sit with the cliquish sports kids and i can't eat breakfast with the ra's, but i find my people in the end ( Read more... ) -
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In about half an hour, I'm off.
Travelogue (I don't know how much internet will cost, how much time/access I'll have, etc) will be posted under this name. __zvezdochka. I anticipate it being friends only, so if you're interested in whatever may or may not appear, act accordingly ( Read more... ) -
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This article, from last week's New Yorker, is really long, but even more really worth reading. It just goes to show how disparate the "college experience" can be, and if you're anything like me, how potentially scary politics could get in the over the next few decades, particularly for women. There's a schism in our society that's only widening ( Read more... ) -
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this car has been sitting atop its perch in a parking lot for several weeks now. the first few times i saw it, i was a little baffled. since that time a few weeks ago, it has yet to make any discernable movement or changes to its appearance. apparently it's found a permanent home. yesterday, when going by, i happened to have a camera. i ( Read more... )