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Mens Roundup: Seniors’ Play Paces Texas, Bailing Out Freshmen
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 914
Damion James had 21 points and 15 rebounds and Dexter Pittman scored 21 points as the No. 3 Longhorns opened with an 89-42 win over U.C.-Irvine.14 hours ago -
Why Smells From Childhood Evoke Such Strong Memories
Sinlung —
Authority: 157
Why does the hint of certain smells instantly transport you back to childhood? It may be because the first smell you associate with an object is given privileged status in the brain Yaara Yeshurun and colleagues at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, showed volunteers an object such as a chair or ...1 day ago -
Chielo Zona Ezes Blog and Some Thoughts on Chinua Achebe and African Literature
WEALTH OF IDEAS —
Authority: 121
Chielo Zona Eze, author of The Trial of Robert Mugabe , blogs frequently on African Literature News & Review ,and I follow his news updates on African literature. Brief postings that link you to the source. His latest post is on Chinua Achebes rejection of the label "Father of African Literature", which has ...3 days ago -
Chinua Achebe’s First Interview at Brown University
BOOK SA - News —
Authority: 543
Alert! Brown University ’s student newspaper is the first to interview Chinua Achebe on his recent move there from Bard College . Here’s the paper’s Nandini Jayakrishna’s Q&A with the literary giant: The Herald: You were a professor at Bard College in New York for 19 years. What drew you to Brown? ...4 days ago -
UCI offering free classes online
Sciencedude —
Authority: 127
Researcher James Nowick. Image courtesy of UCI. UC Irvine has slowly begun to follow the lead of other colleges and universities,videotaping courses that are later placed online for the enjoyment and education of the public. Irvine recently posted an entire 20-episode organic chemistry course on iTunes that is ...4 days ago -
Square Feet: Removing a Barrier
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 914
A project in Providence, R.I. will relocate Interstate 195, shown here, to the citys outskirts, freeing up valuable land within walking distance of the citys historic waterfront.5 days ago -
University of Massachusetts Welcomes Terrorist Bomber…
Mcnorman's Weblog —
Authority: 438
A terror bomber who served 18 years in federal prison will be allowed to speak at the University of Massachusetts on Thursday — after his speech had been canceled — because a group of faculty members decided to invite him and the university maintains it must fulfill its commitment to “academic freedom.”Raymond ...6 days ago -
Universities Pledge Access To Poor Countries
Pharmalot —
Authority: 597
There are five of them - Harvard University, Yale University, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University - will release a pledge to encourage companies to give poor countries better access to drugs and medical products based on discoveries made on their campuses, Bloomberg News reports. ...1 week ago -
Rhode Island: Free Classes with Julio Morales & Rocko Luciano
pD_STYLE —
Authority: 121
NOTE: This is happening 2 hours AFTER the Elements X workshops. The latest in a series of FREE workshops brings two of the scene’s most renowned dancers to the Ocean State. (If you didn’t know, that’s Rhode Island. Really.) Julio Morales (The Lost Kids, Neverland) & Rocko Luciano ...1 week ago -
This Assignment Requires Food And Physics
The Kept-Up Academic Librarian —
Authority: 436
The people pounced. The feeding frenzy began. Ravenous students, hungry for car parts, lunged at acorn squash, fettuccine and bagels. They grabbed anything edible that could be fashioned into a chassis, axles and wheels. The second annual Edible Car Challenge was under way. Twenty teams of three to five people had ...1 week ago -
Election Results
Politics, Guns & Beer —
Authority: 468
The unofficial election results are in . Out of 13,271 registered voters, 4,203 turned out, for a rate of 31.67%. It appears our councilmen will be Timothy Brown, Susan Scott and my good buddy Walter Steed. (Brown at least said he would have opposed the smoking ban.) Here’s where it gets amusing: The unofficial ...1 week ago -
In Defense of a More Stringent Use of the Word "Douchebag"
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Authority: 637
There’s a funny spoof video up on Boing Boing framed as a PSA of sorts in support of douchebag solidarity. It features a handful of self-pegged douchebags, one pumping iron at the gym, another riffing for the amusement of drink-dangling babes at a bar, all waxing on about the persecution of the douches: “For too ...1 week ago -
In Defense of a More Stringent Use of the Word ‘Douchebag’
http://www.doublex.com/blog/xxfactor —
Authority: 637
There’s a funny spoof video up on Boing Boing framed as a PSA of sorts in support of douchebag solidarity. It features a handful of self-pegged douchebags, one pumping iron at the gym, another riffing for the amusement of drink-dangling babes at a bar, all waxing on about the persecution of the douches: “For too ...1 week ago -
In Support of a More Stringent Use of the Term ‘Douchebag’
The XX Factor —
Authority: 139
A post from DoubleX writer Lauren Bans: There’s a funny spoof video up on Boing Boing framed as a PSA of sorts in support of douchebag solidarity. It features a handful of self-pegged douchebags, one pumping iron at the gym, another riffing for the amusement of drink-dangling babes at a bar, all waxing on about the ...1 week ago -
I hate voting.
Politics, Guns & Beer —
Authority: 468
I hate voting because everyone sucks . Tomorrow is the Moscow municipal election, and – well – everyone sucks . Wannabe Gun-Grabber Nancy Chaney (incumbent) is up against Smoking-Ban-Voting John Weber for Mayor. Great. Out of the six city council candidates: 1) Walter Steed voted for the smoking ban, 2) ...1 week ago -
My Aching Bach
Providence Daily Dose —
Authority: 545
Somebody get this guy a more ergonomic bench. Brown University organist, Mark ‘Stopcock’ Steinbach, will perform works by Bach, Gounod, Schumann, and others on the school’s face-melting 1903 Hutchings-Votey organ in Sayles Hall . Come in costume and bring pillows or blankets in lieu of traditional seating. ...2 weeks ago -
Asian/Asian American History Month at Brown University
boston progress radio —
Authority: 121
November is Asian/Asian American History Month at Brown University! Initially, I was surprised to hear about this since May is Asian American Heritage Month for the entire US, and it’s great to know that there’s awareness and celebration of Asian and Asian American history on this college campus.Among the events ...2 weeks ago -
Ruth Simmons, First Black President in the Ivy League, Puts Salary on the Chopping Block
Black On Campus —
Authority: 113
Brown University President Ruth Simmons *** Brown University president Ruth Simmons has opted to take a voluntary salary cut as part of continued cost-cutting measures. This will be the third consecutive year that her salary has been lowered, although her overall compensation (which includes benefits and deferred ...3 weeks ago -
…since we’re a community
passive-aggressive notes dot com —
Authority: 511
chris in providence brings us this show-stopper from the computer science department at brown university. my head is still spinning a little bit. meanwhile, in lake forest, california… related: the nerd’s guide to passive-aggressive behavior3 weeks ago -
Questioning Evidence Linking Overlapping Sexual Partners And African HIV Rates
Information on HPV —
Authority: 145
Contrary to conventional wisdom, scientific evidence proving that overlapping multiple sexual partners – concurrency – drives the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa is actually quite limited, Brown University researchers have concluded. As a result, they say, far more research is needed to prove what has been a ...3 weeks ago
