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There is a fine line between subjectivity and systematic exclusivity, and the comments documented by Golden attest to how easily the former can lead to the latter when the process loses transparency and accountability. We sacrifice meritocracy because of our belief in the merit of diversity, but it is our responsibility to ensure that this diversity is not used to justify a convenient elitism...
...wait for its tour of Sydney and Brisbane next year, there's Gregory's cleverly designed large-format book - as blocky as one of Arkley's hand-sprayed chairs. He'd surely approve. As his studio notebooks - and disco-colored De Stijl installation Muzak Mural-Chair Tableau, 1980-81 - attest, Arkley's vision couldn't be contained by the gallery wall. At various times he envisaged a home handyman show, inspired by the hardware stores near where he lived in suburban Oakleigh, and even started to design his own limited-edition furniture and crockery. Arkley was only half tongue...
...eliminating any threats, but this, paradoxically, only increases his constituents’ desire to change leaders. Shakespeare understood this well, as readers of “Julius Caesar,” “Richard II,” and “Richard III” can attest. “All the King’s Men” shows the rise and fall of a charismatic populist unable to handle the mechanisms of real power...
...doesn’t care enough about our student opinion, and it is for this reason that many students are apathetic. But by failing to vocalize opinions, students create a self-fulfilling prophecy. Furthermore, having had the opportunity to regularly interact with members of the search committee, we candidly attest to the fact that student opinions are indeed valued in this process. They are even eager to receive nominations of specific candidates from students. If you have been frustrated in the past and felt that your opinion was not sufficiently valued, then there is no better time than the present...
...disturbed that you would argue colleges should not require civics courses as part of the Core. Texas is the only state in the country that mandates college graduates from public institutions complete six credit-hours in American Government to graduate, and as an instructor in this field, I can attest to the level of ignorance rampant in my classroom among freshmen and sophomores...