Penn Political Review has joined with other college political publications to form the Alliance of Collegiate Editors (ACE), hoping to generate cross-campus dialogue on political issues. The first topic we will discuss is class-based affirmative action. This is the second entry; for the first one, see Sam Barr’s post at HPR. Sam suggests that conservatives who oppose race-based affirmative action [...]
Racial diversity is a fascinating subject to me, especially that now (I think) the culture wars of the 90s have simmered down somewhat, and we may be able to discuss the issue with a degree of sanity. If only we could develop that capacity with regard to gender, or sexual orientation… In any case, Sam Barr over at HPRgument has [...]
OK, so this has nothing to do with Descartes’ Meditations. But while I was pondering the implications of the famous “I think, therefore I am,” I came upon this blurb at Inside Higher Ed, alerting me to this article on a study of drunk driving. As you know if you’ve chanced to talk with me on the subject at all, [...]
Update 9:30AM: I forgot to link to this post from earlier in reference to professor Jackson. Mistake corrected. Also, to be clear, the kind of market I refer to at the bottom is a labor market. Having just started work on an (awesome) research project on the history of College Houses at Penn, my mind seems increasingly drawn to higher [...]
For those of you who don’t know, noted Penn professor Al Filreis has a blog and it’s really quite good. Among his recurring topics of interest is the changing nature of writing in the 21st century, particularly the implications for poetry and for education. Go here for his brief “manifesto,” entitled “Planning to Stay.” It’s the most provoking pedagogical musing [...]
Update: Ten minutes after I posted this, the DP posted their article. Pretty straight-ahead coverage. Penn has some big names and big connections, and it’s always gratifying to see them come together and discuss important things. The names at the David and Lyn Silfen Forum yesterday were Amy Gutmann (moderating), John Jackson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, John DiIulio, Andrea Mitchell, and [...]
I am not as perturbed about Snoop Dogg’s playing Fling as the people who’ve been inviting you to the “petition to revise selection criteria.” But I do think that they have every right to complain. Dennie Zastrow, however, writing in today’s DP, takes a slightly different stance. I hope I’m not spoiling the ending by quoting the closing paragraph: Ultimately, [...]
I would love to spend all my time researching the ongoing flash mob hysteria – and whether or not it’s a problem, I can’t call the official response anything other than hysteria – but unfortunately I have classes to attend, so my only sources will remain news outlets, and my posts may be less than timely. The important facts: the [...]
I am relatively apathetic to student politics. As a freshman, I found the emphasis of most candidates on dining dollars and high-rise elevators rather trite. And as the years went by, I resigned myself to the conclusion that this is the perpetual and pathetic preoccupation of student government. Ergo, lack of interest. But I’m coming to realize that issues like [...]
Update: more coverage from the Inquirer here. Past posts from me here and here Yeah, it happened again. On South Street. Three arrests, no damage or injuries, but it was South Street and therefore a big deal. Is there coverage of this elsewhere? One would like some serious investigative journalism to be done, since I’m personally having difficulty penetrating the [...]
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