Tag Archives: education
The Good Housekeeper ~ M. Blaha
That Charlotte Lewis is the most infuriating creature on the planet! She makes it her lofty profession in life to find some flaw in my housekeeping and appearance that she can expose to the Ladies Auxiliary or Thursday Afternoon Bridge Players. Yes, I would say that Charlotte is the neighborhood predator. She is always scrutinizing my appearance, hoping to find an unpowdered nose, missing button, or – blasphemy! – a stray curler.
McCormick’s Presidential Address and What It Means for You ~ Marlana Moore
This past Friday, President Richard McCormick addressed the entirety of students, faculty and staff of Rutgers from New Brunswick, Newark and Camden in his annual Presidential Address. It took place at the University Senate meeting, in the Multipurpose Room of the Rutgers Student Center. I was bothered from the beginning.
On Corruption, Tomatoes, and Why You’re in Grad School or Back at Home Instead of Working at a Real Job ~ Brendan Kaplan
As I sit here on this first cool day of my last year at Rutgers University, I can’t believe the amount of change I have seen in the world over the past ten years.
Our nation has experienced a series of devastating events, each evoking distant seeming memories of times long ago. As the Project for A New American Century (PNAC) put it, “a new pearl harbor”, found in 9/11 both shocked and energized us. The country pulled together and a feeling of nostalgic familiarity of “the just war”, last seen during WWII, made us all sure that America could rise above this crisis as it had others in the past.
Interview with Yousef Saleh ~ Marlana Moore
Sitting down to talk with Yousef Saleh, the first democratically elected Rutgers University Student Assembly president, was a treat. He is enthusiastic and dedicated, traits he used to describe to his fellow democratically elected RUSA representatives. Even though this seems to be a year of change for RUSA, Yousef says that the constitution, available on RUSA’s website, has finally finished being revised and amended. In our conversation, Yousef outlined his goals for the year.
Get Involved: Big Brothers Big Sisters & Scarlet Listeners ~ Ben Kharakh
“It’s all about who you know,” isn’t just a piece of business acumen; it’s a fact of life. If you know the right people, life can be easy going; but… Read more
Institutional and Community Response to Sexual Assault on the Rutgers Campus ~ Ben Kharakh
I was shocked when I first heard the statistic that one in six women experiences sexual assault in their lifetimes. This was years ago. I didn’t know much about gender issues then. Now, however, after doing plenty of reading and having plenty of discussions, my knowledge of gender issues has increased tremendously. The statistic is no longer shocking, but it is unhelpful. To me, statistics are often so wholly abstracted from reality that they feel as though they hardly describe the world at all. As a result, “one in six” is sort of like, “1.3 trillion dollars.” It’s just hard for me to understand what these numbers mean. And with this in-depth article, I try to get just at the meaning of those numbers.
SummerMewcation ~ Ben Kharakh
“How I Spent My Summer Vacation” sounds like an essay a third grader would write. Just imagine that nervous little girl: a Dora the Explorer t-shirt, a purple skirt whose… Read more
Artistic adventures in Plainsboro ~ Jhoany Benitez
I only had two goals this summer: to find a job and to volunteer at my newly constructed local library. It is now the middle of August and I can… Read more
Distractions 101 – Kayla McDermott
I can’t remember a time when I studied for an exam and didn’t have AIM, Facebook, or Gmail open on my computer. Technology has become rooted in our daily activities,… Read more
Inside the “Swing Space Warehouse School” – Ben Kharakh
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We live in a post-modern world where many of us have recognized that the perception of a situation might be just as—if not more—meaningful than the actual situation itself (Baudrillard). We might have an idea, for example, of what the “swing-space school” (mentioned in my first article “School or Warehouse”) is like that’s different from what the school is actually like. But, as W.I. Thomas pointed out, “Something doesn’t have to be real to be real in its consequences.” The idea of kids going to a “warehouse school” might make some people livid. But, in the end, the “school” is a school.
