Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

Because of their race. At a time when racial tensions are running high, students at a Texas college are upset because a controversial assignment called ‘White Privilege’ given by a professor at Lone Star College – Tomball campus. The assignment was … Continue reading →

Not everyone should go to college. Professor called racist for correcting black student’s grammar and punctuation Val Rust, a professor of education and information, was the target of the protestors for what they feel was racial insensitivity. Describing themselves as … Continue reading →

And I’m not feeling fine. How do you cite a tweet in an academic paper? First you need to ask yourself “Why do I need to cite a tweet in an academic paper?” or, alternatively, “What kind of piece of … Continue reading →

Namely, what size was she? I’m not going to get into the whole issue of women’s dress sizes, weight fluctuations, etc. No, a simple visual comparison with a known-size article will do the trick. Example:

This hadn’t occurred to me before, the part I bolded below, I mean: I was always struck by Alexis de Tocqueville’s comment that Americans were on the way to being a democratic people long before establishing a democratic government. We … Continue reading →