I would like to urge the election of Mark Hazelkorn as the new Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate. If elected, Mark will serve in 2015 as the Chair of the Senate. This endorsement does not come lightly. As readers of the Ave know I have been critical of the Faculty Senate and feel strongly [&helli[...]
Posts Tagged ‘UW’
March 10th, 2014 - 7:22 am § in The Ave Scene
Endorsement for Chair of UW Faculty Senate: Mark Haselkorn
March 7th, 2014 - 11:32 am § in The Ave Scene
What Bangladesh and the UW Senate Have in Common
Washington, Jan 7 – The US expressed its disappointment at recent parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, calling for fresh and quick polls arranged through dialogue. “The United States is disappointed by the recent parliamentary elections in Bangladesh,” Xinhua quoted State Departm[...]
February 19th, 2014 - 2:33 am § in Misc.
DR. PHAGE Spews on Cats and Academia
Introducing Dr. Phage. Dr. Phage is a notorious scoundrel, among the founders of alternative radio in Seattle and still involved with subversive organizations that support creative free speech. He is also an emeritus professor at UW who was among the founders of the Department of Genetics. Dr. Pha[...]
February 8th, 2014 - 3:20 am § in Misc.
What happens when someone studies the adacemic success of student athletes?
Watch this fascinating interview:[...]
February 6th, 2014 - 8:02 pm § in Misc.
CSI: Huskies
According to news reports in several local media outlets: Incident #1: A man walking with his girlfriend near campus alleges he was beaten up by two men who got out of a car, asked him if he’s a Seahawks fan, and attacked him when he told them he is. Incident #2: A woman alleges she […][...]
February 4th, 2014 - 3:24 am § in Misc.
Legal Thuggery at The University: Ninth Circuit Rues Against WSU!
Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Free-Speech Rights for Professors Court Implicitly Rejects WSU’s Argument that “Professional Speech” Does Not Deserve Protection The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week denied a second appeal from four Washington State University administrators [...]
January 30th, 2014 - 3:02 pm § in Misc.
How come Richard Sherman was NOT a Huskie?
Does the Udub work at recruiting smart athletes? I have listened to the UW’s athletic department extol the program for offering opportunities to “minority” kids (aka as Samoans and African Americans) who might otherwise not get to go to college. Great! The I read Antony̵[...]
January 28th, 2014 - 5:38 am § in Misc.
Public Academics Paid to Defend Wall Street
University of Houston: Paid to Support Wall Street While this University’s financial ties to speculators have been the subject of scrutiny by the news media and others, it was not until last month, after repeated requests by The Times under the Freedom of Information Act, that the University of Ho[...]
Seattle Times Editorial: Turns out the UW athletic department is not ‘self-sustaining’
How well does the UW Athletics Program serve the needs of Washington State kids interested in athletic careers? “To the extent that he thought about public colleges at all, it was only to revel in memories of 1969, when he captained the University of South Carolina football team” [...]