The Prop 8 Saga Continues
By Emily Rutherford - Jan 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pmThe Los Angeles Times says that California Attorney General Jerry Brown is getting flak for his new theory in favor of the invalidation of Proposition…
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War Is Not a Game
By Emily Rutherford - Jan 5th, 2009 at 3:11 pmThe New York Times has a story about the Army’s latest effort to recruit young people: namely, the “Army Experience Center,” a video game arcade/recruiting…
Sex At the MLA
By Emily Rutherford - Jan 5th, 2009 at 9:35 amDespite growing up in an academic family, I’m still learning about the finer points of academia. For example, did you know that sex at academic…
The New School in Open Rebellion
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 22nd, 2008 at 11:12 amThe New School’s operations have essentially ground to a halt over widespread disapproval of its president, Bob Kerrey, who recently received extensive criticism for appointing…
Stories About Santa: Not Worth the AP’s Time
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 19th, 2008 at 5:30 pmI’m in mild shock that the Associated Press has actually taken the time to write about the sex of Santa’s reindeer (if your parents still…
Not a Good Time to Be an English Grad Student
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 19th, 2008 at 10:30 amThe Chronicle of Higher Education reported yesterday (subscription required, but there’s more info at Inside Higher Ed) on the findings of a Modern Language Association…
History Does Tend to Repeat Itself
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 18th, 2008 at 9:30 amIf there’s anything I’ve learned from reading the news, it’s that you can usually find a historical parallel for something current. Case in point: the…
“Open for Questions”: The Results
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 15th, 2008 at 11:16 amJesse wrote on Thursday about “Open for Questions,” the Obama transition team’s Web 2.0 effort to allow visitors to Change.gov to vote on what questions…
Sexism Gone Wild
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 15th, 2008 at 10:48 amA guest poster at Bilerico has a disturbing tale to tell about a “college”-themed movie filmed at Agnes Scott College, a women’s college in Atlanta:…
“Day Without a Gay” is a Poor Strategy for Equality
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 9th, 2008 at 5:41 pmSaxon wrote earlier today about the fact that tomorrow has been designated “Day Without a Gay,” the idea being that LGBT folks should take the…
Canada’s Political System is in Upheaval
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 5th, 2008 at 1:34 pm[Editor's note: See corrections below this post.]
As America hangs on the edge of Obama’s every cabinet announcement, Canada, meanwhile, is going through the biggest…
Fighting Hate With Song!
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 4th, 2008 at 10:09 amI actually don’t know how successful a comic three-minute musical starring Jack Black and Neil Patrick Harris is going to be at winning over the…
Good News for Fruits and Vegetables Everywhere
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 2nd, 2008 at 5:49 pmAll those fruits and vegetables who are just a little different from their buddies can now rest easy, The Washington Post reports:
This month, the…
Swiss Voters Approve Curious Inconsistency
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 1st, 2008 at 3:52 pmThe AP reports that Swiss voters voted for a legal heroin program but against the decriminalization of marijuana in an election last Sunday:
The heroin…
Balancing the Finances of Graduate School
By Emily Rutherford - Dec 1st, 2008 at 2:50 pmGone are the days, for the most part, when students had to work 30 hours a week at bookstores or restaurants to put themselves through…
