This is fascinating .. fashions from an Islamic state. Some of them are quite beautiful. I really wonder if any thing like this would be worn in America?[...]
Archive for December, 2010
December 17th, 2010 - 2:25 pm § in Uncategorized
Huskies Outrank Harvard!
OK .. I did not say WHICH Huskies: Published by Ricky Liu on December 17, 2010 at 10:52AM from the Harvard Crimson: CRIMSON VS. HUSKIES 2009 – Year that UConn’s men’s basketball team last made an appearance in the NCAA tournament. The Huskies have made 28 postseason appearances in the history [...]
Not so “shared governance” at WSU?
Washington State U. Defies AAUP Chapter With Budget Cuts December 17, 2010, 2:45 pm Washington State University officials have moved ahead with $13.5-million in budget cuts over the objections of that institution’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors, which protested that [...]
December 17th, 2010 - 11:51 am § in Politics
Across the Board Salary Cuts at UW?
see other posts on budgets and governance. From: “Paul E. Jenny” <[email protected]> Date: December 16, 2010 6:29:50 PM PST Subject: [Administrators_opb] Governor’s Across-the-Board Compensation Reduction for All State Employees Hello all. As you know, the Governor rele[...]
December 17th, 2010 - 11:18 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
Fire in My Belly, Henry.
Now on view: David Wojnarowicz’s A Fire In My Belly December 16, 2010 – 9:24 pm from HANKBLOG The National Portrait Gallery, part of the Smithsonian Institution, has been the site of controversy since December 1, when museum officials responded to political pressures and removed a film by the[...]
Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit 2670
Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) — General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA unit 2670. After receiving a salute, General Secretary Kim Jong Il dropped in at the operation command room to learn about the unit’s performance of duty and the training of commanding officers. He was greatly sa[...]
December 16th, 2010 - 10:27 pm § in Politics
Limits on Free Speach Overturned by Penn. State Faculty
PENN STATE FACULTY CODE “No faculty member may claim as a right the privilege of discussing in the classroom controversial topics outside his/her own field of study. The faculty member is normally bound not to take advantage of his/her position by introducing into the classroom provocative dis[...]
December 16th, 2010 - 11:04 am § in Misc.
Amy Hagopian, UW Professor, Target of Fox Machine
An Indecent Man: Bill O’Reilly’s Shameful Campaign Against Amy Hagopian David Zarin at Huff Post In my mind, when the Fox News star Bill O’Reilly decides to make you a target, it’s a badge of honor. This is a man who politically is a proud Islamaphobe, declaring, “We ha[...]
December 16th, 2010 - 10:13 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Challenge: Identify what is wrong with this image and win a prize.
There is something very wrong with this picture. The first person to identify what is wrong will win an official THE-Ave.US beer mug! Answers must be posted before Sunday evening. Cheating will be rewarded, pursuant to the usual UW policies.[...]