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Dean Ellison was surprisingly good-natured, despite my fears. He noted that the Ad Board was investigating the issue and had not decided whether or not to make it a formal case. He asked me some basic questions and sent me on my way. I did not know whether to be relieved or more worried...
...billion—which we did during a previous Grand Elections and she said she found amusing—is allowable but presenting the registrar’s office with a Hallmark card is an offense worthy of months of investigation, there is no real way to know, as a student, where lines are drawn. Thus we are faced with two options: accept the risk of suspension for every “greeting card” or forego Grand Elections entirely...
...life in the shadows, to avoid conclusion. We simply nod and halfheartedly agree with most statements. Think about it: We are much more likely to agree than disagree with whatever is said to our face. It’s just easier. This phenomenon is well documented. In How We Know What Isn’t So, Cornell psychologist Thomas Gilovich describes the human tendency to surround ourselves with those people who are most likely to agree with our established opinions. The result is that we all simply nod and nod and become more and more convinced of our own correctness...
...This is an affirmation of what we all know to be true,” he wrote...
...What counts is what you do when you have the flexibility to do it,” Business School Professor and former University Provost Jerry R. Green says. “You know, every president has their own style...