Some traditionalists objected to Nebraska joining the Big Ten. Would the Cornhuskers have been invited if Big Ten officials knew that the University has an embarrassing bedbug problem? Officials at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln admit that they’ve found bedbugs in student rooms and common areas in four dorms. An article in the Lincoln Journal Star [...]
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Bedbugs In The Big Ten
Posted in College, tagged Bed Bugs, Bedbugs, Big Ten, College, Lincoln, Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska, University of Nebraska on February 10, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The Blizzard Of ’78 At Ohio State
Posted in College, Columbus, Ohio, weather, tagged Blizzard of 1978, College, Columbus, Ohio, Ohio State University, weather, Winter on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
I was reminded today of the Great Blizzard of 1978. It was a devastating Storm of the Century, but I remember it fondly — and, I suspect, other Ohio State students of that era do as well. The Great Blizzard struck on January 26 and 27, 1978. It blanketed Ohio with huge amounts of snow, [...]
A Curious Course
Posted in America, College, Politics, tagged America, College, Columbia University, Occupy Wall Street, Politics on January 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes you have to wonder about the intellectual rigor and objectivity of college courses. A new class to be offered by Columbia University will focus on the Occupy Wall Street protests. The course, called “Occupy the Field: Global Finance, Inequality, Social Movement,” will be offered by the anthropology department and taught by Dr. Hannah Appel, [...]
(Not) Thinking About Sex
Posted in College, Humor, tagged College, College students, Humor, Men, Sex, The Ohio State University, Thinking, Women on November 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Here’s something else that makes me proud of my alma mater — researchers at The Ohio State University have studied how often male and female college students think about sex. Thank God that our scarce scientific resources have finally been directed at that crucial, too-often-ignored topic! In any case, the study debunks the canard that [...]
The Questionable Consequences Of Student Loan Programs
Posted in America, College, tagged America, College, College Tuition, Debt Collectors, News, Occupy Wall Street, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Programs on October 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Last year, Americans took out $100 billion in student loans. This year, the total amount of outstanding student loans will exceed $1 trillion. Amazingly, Americans now owe more on student loans than they do on credit cards. The story of federal student loans is one of a well-intentioned program that has produced unintended consequences. The [...]
45 Glorious Years Of Star Trek
Posted in College, Entertainment, Movies, Technology, TV, tagged College, DeForest Kelley, Entertainment, James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Leonard Nimoy, Montgomery Scott, Movies, Mr. Spock, Star Trek, Technology, TV, William Shatner on September 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
45 years ago — on September 8, 1966 — Star Trek first beamed across the airwaves of American television sets. On that day, viewers first began to know Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy, Montgomery Scott, Lieutenant Uhura, and the other regular members of the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. William [...]
Getting The Sheepskin
Posted in College, Family, tagged Chip Reid, College, College graduation, Family, graduation, Parents, Russell Webner, Vassar, Vassar College on May 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today we witnessed the Vassar Commencement. This year is Vassar’s sesquicentennial (i.e., its 150th birthday) and it was a special day for everyone who attended. At Vassar, the commencements are held outdoors in a beautiful setting. The stage is set up in a natural amphitheater with the Vassar lake in the background and tall pines [...]
Russell’s Senior Art Show
Posted in Art, College, Family, tagged Art, College, Family, Poughkeepsie, Russell Webner, Vassar, Vassar College on May 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday we went to Russell’s senior art show. It was held in two floors of a large, empty, decrepit building in a somewhat run-down part of Poughkeepsie, where Russell’s work was displayed along with the work of many other seniors graduating with arts degrees from Vassar. Although the conditions were not what you might find [...]
A Final Stay At The Alumnae House
Posted in College, Family, tagged Alumnae House, College, Family, Russell Webner, Vassar, Vassar Alumnae House, Vassar College on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend, as we attend Russell’s graduation, we also will enjoy our final stay (we think) at the Alumnae House at Vassar College. For the last four years, it has become a home-away-from-home for us whenever we visit the campus. Kish and I will miss coming here. The Alumnae House has been around for more [...]
Vassar Reflections
Posted in Art, College, Family, tagged Art, College, College graduation, Family, graduation, Russell Webner, Vassar, Vassar College on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday, Russell will receive his diploma from Vassar College. I’m sure every parent of a graduating college student says this — but it is hard to believe that it has been four years since we first drove to the Vassar campus and, on an excruciatingly hot day, moved Russell and all of his stuff [...]
Ron Springs
Posted in College, sports, tagged Buckeye football, College, Ohio State, Ohio State-Oklahoma, Ron Springs, sports on May 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I was saddened to learn of the recent death of Ron Springs. He was only 54, and he was one of the people who contributed greatly to the rich history and traditions of Ohio State football. Ron Springs was more than just a former Ohio State football player, of course. He had battled diabetes and [...]
Four Years Later, The Feds Fine Virginia Tech
Posted in America, College, tagged America, Cho Seung-Hui, Clery Act, College, Department of Education, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Shootings on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Four years ago, in April 2007, Virginia Tech experienced the deadliest school killings in American history. Gunman Cho Seung-Hui shot more than 40 people, killing 32. The rampage began when he shot two students in a dormitory. Two hours and 15 minutes later, the University sent out an email advising that there had been a [...]
Anonymous Virtue
Posted in America, College, tagged America, Anonymous Donors, Charitable Contributions, College, Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University on March 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Somebody out there really likes Kalamazoo, Michigan and Western Michigan University. Six years ago anonymous donors started Kalamazoo Promise, which covers tuition costs at state colleges and universities for graduates of Kalamazoo public high schools. Now anonymous donors have given $100 million to Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to establish a medical school. Officials [...]
Embarrassment In Evanston
Posted in America, College, tagged Academic Freedom, America, College, Human Sexuality, Intellectual Curiosity, Northwestern, Northwestern University on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Northwestern University is dealing with an embarrassing story that is, I think, symptomatic of some deeper problems with higher education in America. The story has to do with a popular class called Human Sexuality that is taught by a psychology professor. The class often offers optional after-class events, such as presentations by panels of convicted [...]
Writing The Last College Tuition Check
Posted in College, Family, Humor, tagged College, College graduation, College Tuition, Family, Humor, Life, Parenting, Reflections on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this month Kish and I wrote our last college tuition check. It is one of those milestones that you don’t fully appreciate until you have reached it — and then you realize that it means a lot, and in unexpected ways. Of course, college graduation is an achievement for the student, the culmination of [...]
