Showing posts with label college. Show all posts
Showing posts with label college. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thank God for Rejection
Before They Were Titans, Moguls and Newsmakers, These People Were...Rejected
At College Admission Time, Lessons in Thin Envelopes
read the WSJ article
Monday, February 8, 2010
NYTimes: Dating at College
This piece explores the imbalance of male and female populations on campus; higher female populations are rumored to cause more strain on dating culture.
I think some of this article is ridiculous, but there is one quote I appreciate.
"“Women do not want to get left out in the cold, so they are competing for men on men’s terms,” she wrote. “This results in more casual hook-up encounters that do not end up leading to more serious romantic relationships. Since college women say they generally want ‘something more’ than just a casual hook-up, women end up losing out.”"
This one is absurd:
"As for a man’s cheating, “that’s a thing that girls let slide, because you have to,” said Emily Kennard, a junior at North Carolina. “If you don’t let it slide, you don’t have a boyfriend.”"
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Who are these girls?
Gawker posted about it too.
I think some of this article is ridiculous, but there is one quote I appreciate.
"“Women do not want to get left out in the cold, so they are competing for men on men’s terms,” she wrote. “This results in more casual hook-up encounters that do not end up leading to more serious romantic relationships. Since college women say they generally want ‘something more’ than just a casual hook-up, women end up losing out.”"
This one is absurd:
"As for a man’s cheating, “that’s a thing that girls let slide, because you have to,” said Emily Kennard, a junior at North Carolina. “If you don’t let it slide, you don’t have a boyfriend.”"
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Who are these girls?
Gawker posted about it too.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Charlotte E. Watson
A Ms. Charlotte E. Watson is listed in the Columbia University Class of 2013 registry... Charlotte being Emma Watson's middle name. Sigh. Last I heard, she was going to Brown. I didn't even know that Penn was on the table. Maybe she thinks she'll be more anonymous in the city? But didn't she hear about the mice in student housing? The one-hour wait for a study carrel?? Er, I guess neither of these concerns really apply to her. I recall D. Radcliffe made $25 mil. for the upcoming Harry Potter movie, so she must have earned something at least comparable. So ... no NYC rats for her, I'm guessing. This news figment combines two of my previous posts (one about Emma and another about Columbia) but not in a way I particularly like, haha.
Also, Emma is on the latest cover of Teen Vogue (fresh and lovely) and she's the new face of the Burberry print ad campaign (smo[u]ldering, sophisticated). Really, not bad for 19. Not bad at all.
Also, Emma is on the latest cover of Teen Vogue (fresh and lovely) and she's the new face of the Burberry print ad campaign (smo[u]ldering, sophisticated). Really, not bad for 19. Not bad at all.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Columbia University Doesn't Care About Their Students, Writes Columbia '09*
A NY Times Opinion article currently spotlights the topic of colleges' cost cutting, with professional and non-professional opinons on what colleges can cut to reduce spending. One voice is Dartmouth's own Victoria Boggiano, my fellow writer/editor for The Dartmouth Daily Newspaper. I can't say I wholly agree with Victoria about cutting the amount of deans, but that's not what caught my blogging interest.
To me, the most fascinating part of this compilation of opinions was the apparent destitution Columbia students live in, to the point where their writer-representative has no suggestions on how to cut costs. Hannah Howard, a 2009 graduate of Columbia College, currently writes a column, “Served,” for Serious Eats where, incidentally, my friend is also working now (she knows her). In reading her Columbia U POV, boy does it sound terrible to go to school there.
See for yourself:
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/what-colleges-can-cut/
Conclusion: Thank God I didn't go to Columbia.
*Well, that's the gist of her op-ed.
To me, the most fascinating part of this compilation of opinions was the apparent destitution Columbia students live in, to the point where their writer-representative has no suggestions on how to cut costs. Hannah Howard, a 2009 graduate of Columbia College, currently writes a column, “Served,” for Serious Eats where, incidentally, my friend is also working now (she knows her). In reading her Columbia U POV, boy does it sound terrible to go to school there.
See for yourself:
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/19/what-colleges-can-cut/
Conclusion: Thank God I didn't go to Columbia.
*Well, that's the gist of her op-ed.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Brief Hiatus
has been because my laptop has been in the shop and I've been volunteering at Dartmouth's commencement and reunion.
BUT just wanted to post briefly about an article that was forwarded to me TWICE, with two slightly different attitudes towards it from the sendees. Both of my parents took this exam. More on this later...
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BUT just wanted to post briefly about an article that was forwarded to me TWICE, with two slightly different attitudes towards it from the sendees. Both of my parents took this exam. More on this later...
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did you guys see this article yet? its crazy!
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Re: jection
It still fascinates me more than a little bit to read about college admissions.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096471555766239.html
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124096471555766239.html
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Humanity
“We’re only human,” said Steven Syverson, the dean of admissions and financial aid at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. “They shine a little brighter.” (In reference to being more inclined to accepting students who do not apply for financial aid.)
I really hate that excuse. Even "We can only do so much" is okay, but "We're only human" just rings so wrong. Humanity is not an excuse! Don't use that as some sort of crutch or reasoning for errors. It's the opposite. It's ... an inspiration, it's being able to do AMAZING things with our brains and bodies. I'm searching for a way to rephrase "we're only human" into an expression of my sentiment. Something like "we're lucky to be humans". I need to think about it some more.
Now comes the point where I want to make some terrible pun about all of us being Citizens of Humanity to make a lame fashion reference, but I'll resist this time.
original article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?pagewanted=1
I really hate that excuse. Even "We can only do so much" is okay, but "We're only human" just rings so wrong. Humanity is not an excuse! Don't use that as some sort of crutch or reasoning for errors. It's the opposite. It's ... an inspiration, it's being able to do AMAZING things with our brains and bodies. I'm searching for a way to rephrase "we're only human" into an expression of my sentiment. Something like "we're lucky to be humans". I need to think about it some more.
Now comes the point where I want to make some terrible pun about all of us being Citizens of Humanity to make a lame fashion reference, but I'll resist this time.
original article at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?pagewanted=1
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