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| 7/6/2007 |
Beach Reading
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...IN BOX Beach Reading Article tools A paper we plan to enjoy on our summer vacation: "Cannabis Usage in Tourism: A Sociological Perspective" Authors: Yaniv Belhassen, Carla Almeida Santos, and Natan Uriely, Ben Gurion University of the ...
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| 3/9/2007 |
Separated at Press
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...David Horowitz's new book (bottom). http:/chronicle.com Section: Short Subjects Volume 53, Issue 27, Page A7 ...
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| 1/12/2007 |
'Very Nice!'
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...Borat and to interaction between Eurasia and the West. Length should not exceed 5,000 words. Contributions will be peer reviewed and must be received by the end of March 2007. If you have questions, please contact the editor, Mark Steinberg, ...
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| 10/6/2006 |
Naptime at the School of Hard Knocks
By DON TROOP
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...Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Here's an excerpt from the court proceedings: "At about noon on October 11, 1999 [a Monday], plaintiff was asleep on the bed when his pager went off. The pager was on the 'desk, or dresser ...
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| 7/14/2006 |
We've Got Mail. Boy, Have We Got Mail.
By DON TROOP
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...For sheer volume, no other college comes close. Much of the information is highly useful — for people in Orange County, Calif. Here's a sampling of recent headlines: OCC's School of Sailing and Seamanship Offers Knotting Workshop ...
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| 5/12/2006 |
Academe's Cutting Edge
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...California at San Diego, arranged a commemoration. Here's the program: FREUD'S FORESKIN A sesquicentennial celebration of the most suggestive circumcision in history 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2006 South Court Auditorium, Humanities ...
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| 4/7/2006 |
There Are No Stupid Questions. Stupid Answers, However ...
By SCOTT CARLSON
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...There Are No Stupid Questions. Stupid Answers, However . Do you lie awake at night pondering the Big Questions? Do you wonder where others, like your students, go for answers to their own Big Questions? Wonder no longer. ...
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| 11/11/2005 |
Philosophers Are Now Standing By
By JENNIFER HOWARD
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...Misplaced your moral compass? Visit http:/www.askphilosophers.org and you may be able to find it again — and get a refresher on the differences between Continental and analytic philosophy at the same time. More than 30 scholars ...
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| 6/10/2005 |
Postmodern Brad
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...The Cultural Logic of Brad Pitt . For the 2005 Western Literature Association Conference in Los Angeles, we plan to organize a panel on the film icon, Brad Pitt. Why Brad Pitt? As one of this generation's most popular actors, Pitt has ...
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| 5/20/2005 |
A Celebration We're Sorry We Missed
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...Goucher College has a traffic light on Dulaney Valley Road! Please STOP by to celebrate this signal event. breakfast will be served. This invitation arrived in last month's mail. http:/chronicle.com Section: The Faculty Volume 51, ...
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| 4/22/2005 |
Mr. Reed Goes to Washington
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...IN BOX Mr. Reed Goes to Washington A week in the life of a college president is a busy one, particularly when it is spent in the nation's capital. Charles B. Reed, chancellor of the California State University System, kept this agenda ...
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| 4/15/2005 |
A Conference We're Sorry We Missed
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...Conference brochure: "Does the College Experience Damage Your Brain?" The cover of a brochure that arrived in last month's mail. http:/chronicle.com Section: Short Subjects Volume 51, Issue 32, Page A8 ...
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| 1/28/2005 |
Brave New Words
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...Words of the Year for 2004. To be nominated, the rules say, a word or phrase must be newly prominent, though not necessarily a new coinage. A selection of the winning words and runners up: WORD OF THE YEAR red state, blue state, purple ...
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| 1/14/2005 |
A Freebie for Professors Willing to Promote the Textbook
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...Word or PowerPoint (your choice) to use on the first day of class. And to thank you for participating, we will let you choose a free book of your choice from a terrific selection of 12 different titles published by our sister company, ...
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| 11/19/2004 |
One of Our Presidents Is Missing
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...Monday or Tuesday this week. There's no point in saying at great length that this is bad behavior, bad manners, and a bad joke: There's simply no excuse for such disrespect shown to the memory of a good man and to the spirit of a community ...
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| 8/6/2004 |
Dark and Stormy Prose
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...University to honor the worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel. The contest memorializes the Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who began his 1830 novel Paul Clifford with the line "It was a dark and stormy night." The full ...
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| 6/11/2004 |
'Gilligan's Island,' in Search of a Real Professor
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...Can you make a telephone out of a coconut? Does the idea of being on a cool new reality series excite you out of your proverbial lab coat? If so, then please read on! TBS and top reality producer Mike Fleiss (The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, ...
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| 5/14/2004 |
Words to Live By
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...Edwin Dorn, dean, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin Commencement address, University of Texas at Austin (2002) * "You're about to go from 130 vacation days to 7." Donna Shalala, U.S. secretary ...
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| 1/9/2004 |
Jack and Jill: A Doctor's Notes
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...Resides at home with parents, is a "social" underaged drinker. Presents today with his girlfriend, Jill. Physical exam shows indentation in the region of occipital lobe. Vital signs stable. Neurological exam is unremarkable. Tanner ...
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| 11/28/2003 |
The Literary Gifts of Bob Knight
By RACHEL GOULD
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...Take Time for Paradise: Americans and Their Games, by A. Bartlett Giamatti http:/chronicle.com Section: Short Subjects Volume 50, Issue 14, Page A7 ...
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| 10/31/2003 |
Call for Abstracts: The Undead and Philosophy
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...The Sopranos and Philosophy, etc.) regarding the inclusion of this collection in a new book series . Contributors are welcome to submit abstracts on any topic of philosophical interest that pertains to the theme of the undead. We define ...
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| 9/5/2003 |
What to Pack for College, 2 Takes
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...Freshman packing lists are staples of college life. We asked two institutions, Smith College and the United States Military Academy, what they tell their freshmen to bring. Smith College Required bedspread or quilt lamps and light bulbs ...
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| 1/17/2003 |
A Track on Tenure
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...Brandeis University, has gone one better. He wrote a song, "Tenure!," and dedicated it to his "many friends who have been hurt by the current academic system." The tune is based on Bob Dylan's 1978 song "Seņor." Mr. Pollack, who does ...
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| 7/26/2002 |
Cosmetic Changes Draw Attention to Hopkins Seminar
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...Curious what all the fuss is about Botox? Come join us after work for an informational seminar including live demonstration of the many used of Botox. Any interested in receiving Botox treatments may do so on the spot! Refreshments ...
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| 6/28/2002 |
'Don Quixote,' a Must-Read for the Ages
By CATHERINE E. SHOICHET
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...John Irving, Nadine Gordimer, and Carlos Fuentes. Don Quixote received 50 percent more votes than any other work. The other 99 books, which were unranked, include such diverse works as Homer's ancient epics and Hemingway's modernist ...
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