Developer’s backing a boon to toll initiative Bellevue developer Kemper Freeman has dumped more than $1 million into Tim Eyman’s tolling initiative, which includes a provision that would ban light rail across the Interstate 90 bridge. Readmore at the Seattle Times.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘class’
July 20th, 2011 - 10:49 am § in America
Ave Challenge: Can you identify this perp?
Can you identify this woman and explain why she went to jail? a. Chairwoman of Republican State Committee, Texas b.Convicted federal tax dodger c. Woman arrested in New York for slapping a panhandler d. Republican candidate for congress from Scarsdale e. Gay Army Nurse, rejoins US Army.[...]
May 18th, 2011 - 8:14 am § in America, Schools & Colleges
Harvard’s Affirmative Action
Asked if the Admissions Office communicates with University development at Harvard, Fitzsimmons emphasized the copious amount of information he receives about each applicant. “There is no formal mechanism of communication,” he said. By Justin C. Worland , CRIMSON STAFF WRITER Published: W[...]
May 5th, 2011 - 12:26 pm § in America, The Ave Scene
Myhrvold and the Coolcookbook
Man of the Millenium? Nathan Myhrvold and His “Modernist Cuisine” from Salty Seattle, April 18th, 2011 Taco de Asador The book that launched a thousand one-eyed salutes in the pants of food geeks across the globe was the literal elephant in the room during dinner at the Intellectual Ventur[...]
April 21st, 2011 - 1:44 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
Racism at Elite Ivy Schools
The Role of Racism at Elite Schools One response from another Penn student (identified as a lesbian) Penn would be doing all of it’s students a disservice by not accepting some ignorant students. It’s Penn’s job to get a bunch of brilliant young people from diverse backgrounds toge[...]
UPDATE Presidential Search.
Update:The rumor “Former ALL-American Husky named UW President” is FALSE. The potential candidate formally backed our after learning of the plans to privatize the Huskies. However, The AVE believes we are still on for an announcement this week or next. One good indicator comes from a f[...]