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...reading Klein's "The Tone-Deaf Democrats," I couldn't help drawing comparisons to 1976. Then you had a largely inexperienced Democrat - Jimmy Carter - promising change and winning on the back of Republican failures. Carter, while undoubtedly well meaning, did not have a clear agenda and was not re-elected because of doubts about his competence. The 2008 race could be a case of history repeating itself. Obama is also a largely inexperienced but well-meaning candidate who promises change. His strategy might win one term in the White House, but with his stumbling over human rights and national security...
...students who submit their course evaluations will have their grades made available to them early. It is the responsibility of conscientious students to complete their Q evaluations, and “the explicit expression of that expectation has proved effective at other institutions,” according to the agenda for today’s Faculty meeting. This carrot for filling out evaluations is both fair and necessary given the low response rates for evaluations.Most students who take advantage of the Q Guide realize that their own participation is as important as the participation of all of their peers. Many...
...effort to secure universal swipe card access.The winning ticket has also repeatedly emphasized the feasibility of their platform throughout the course of campaigning. In the run-up to the election, Sundquist met with key administrators, including Interim Dean of the College David R. Pilbeam, to make sure that the agenda he would pursue as president would be actionable.The central plank of the Sundquist-Sarafa platform was a push to reform the College’s Administrative Board, the disciplinary body that has been criticized for its opacity and failure to include any students as decision-makers.During the campaign, Sundquist suggested that...
...This creature and his fellows are the consciences, the very souls, of the humans they're attached to. Yet they're called "daemons"; and that's the first hint of Pullman's agenda. As the trilogy progresses the author reveals a battle between a dictatorial deity and the rebel angels determined to defeat Him. God is the villain of the piece, Satan the hero. And Lyra's on the side of the devils. As Pullman said to the Sydney Morning Post, "My books are about killing...
...culture.The book’s three chapters—“The Highway Landscape,” “The Franchised Landscape” and “The Discarded Landscape”—are a clear indicator of the artist’s analytic agenda. They present the different themes the photographs analyze and critique: the disappearance of the vernacular, the spreading of homogeneous suburbs and corporations, and, finally, the decaying inner cities left behind. Empty shop windows, Levittowns, and boarded-up apartment buildings tell the story. According to William L. Fox, the author...