I really can’t think of a title for this one. I’ve been trying, but I really can’t… I thought this class would be an inspiration to my personal goals and the purpose I discern for my life. “Development Policy and Administration”… Now that sounds like a course which can provide some meaningful insight into the…
Time to Move the Mississippi?
The New York Times reports that the state of Louisiana is planning to divert a large portion of the Mississippi River south of New Orleans in order to offset marshland loss in the Mississippi Delta. This seems like a fabulous project, and an impending disaster all at the same time. I don’t really know which…
#28
OK. Some professional scientists need to leave grad school and undergrad behind. What could any professional scientist be thinking that would make him arrange a stripping routine as official conference entertainment? It is an event like this that can help people realize why more diversity in science is necessary. Can people who would sanction a…
#27
In Environmental Science and Technology News (ES&T), it is reported that India has banned Coke and Pepsi products due to the presence of pesticides in their products in India. This is madness! I used to think Coca-Cola was the real thing… Now what will I drink?? Before I make any rash conclusions, there may be…
#26: stop the madness!
I was reading in my Sage RSS reader and noticed an article in Grist’s Muckracker pages about senate races environmentalists should pay attention to. You can find it here. Reading through this led me to a point of contention I’ve had with our leaders, but especially with the advent of the Bush administration. Today, I…
Jay Matthews on “The Ed School Disease”
I only have a few minutes before I have to go to the grocery store and prepare for dinner with friends tonight, but I wanted to hurry up and post this before I forgot. Jay Matthews writes in the Washington Post about the lack of innovation in Schools of Educations’ approach to training professionals for…
#23
So, today an interesting topic was brought up in the Facebook by one of my friends: Should NCAA student-athletes be paid? By no means is this a new topic, but I’ve heard it frequently both as a student-athlete and as a fan. You may find today’s posts interesting. I have included Dr. Boyce Watkins’ opinion,…
Should NCAA Student Athletes Be Paid?
A friend of mine, Lawrence Watkins, informed me that his brother, Dr. Boyce Watkins, will be featured on ESPN’s “Quite Frankly: with Steven A. Smith” tonight at 11PM. Please check him out. He will be on a panel with Method Man and others speaking about whethter NCAA Student-Athletes should be paid. I would be interested…
Should NCAA Student-Athletes Be Paid? I think not.
I disagree that student-athletes should be paid for their efforts. The NCAA makes it expressly clear that student-athletes are to be students first, athletes second. The NCAA has rules and regulations which ensure that the point of going to college is to obtain an education, not primarily to prepare for professional sport. I do agree…