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On power, in all its forms
May. 10th, 2009 12:59 amAt around 4:30 today the power went out all over campus due to a huge thunderstorm -- high winds, heavy rain, thunder and lightning, the works. I took a nap through most of the time it was out (and missed dinner because of it -- oops!), and then, out of sheer boredom, I started reading Watchmen (finally!) by flashlight. I got to the second chapter before the lights came back on an hour or so ago (10:15 PM). And what do I do when the electricity came back? Why, jump right back online, of course! Jeez, I'm pathetic. :( Anyway, it was still a little creepy because the power has never been out for that long as long as I've been here, and it was getting really dark. But at the same time, it wasn't bad; I managed.
A few links I came across this week before I start working on more papers tomorrow:
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
This applies more to Ivy League schools like Yale more than liberal arts colleges like mine, but it still raises a few really interesting points.
( My thoughts on the article )
In Pursuit of Knowledge
My college newspaper seems to be cranking out a lot of good op-eds recently (or maybe I've finally started noticing). Anyway, this one speaks for itself.
Jeez, I'm ranting way too much about college these days, haven't I? How do you guys put up with me? XP I guess that's what happens when you start paying attention to things around you, and then a whole glut of other people come out and say what you've been thinking all along. Though I do have one more ranty thing to share:
Speech Code of the Month: Middlebury College
On one hand I rolled my eyes at this, but on the other hand I can't say I'm surprised. This is why the College Republicans brought in people like Bay Buchanan, Egil "Bud" Krogh, and Duncan Niederauer, the CEO of the New York Stock Exchange -- conservatives who aren't too provocative or controversial, or else they would have to pay through the nose for protection.
A few links I came across this week before I start working on more papers tomorrow:
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education
This applies more to Ivy League schools like Yale more than liberal arts colleges like mine, but it still raises a few really interesting points.
( My thoughts on the article )
In Pursuit of Knowledge
My college newspaper seems to be cranking out a lot of good op-eds recently (or maybe I've finally started noticing). Anyway, this one speaks for itself.
Jeez, I'm ranting way too much about college these days, haven't I? How do you guys put up with me? XP I guess that's what happens when you start paying attention to things around you, and then a whole glut of other people come out and say what you've been thinking all along. Though I do have one more ranty thing to share:
Speech Code of the Month: Middlebury College
On one hand I rolled my eyes at this, but on the other hand I can't say I'm surprised. This is why the College Republicans brought in people like Bay Buchanan, Egil "Bud" Krogh, and Duncan Niederauer, the CEO of the New York Stock Exchange -- conservatives who aren't too provocative or controversial, or else they would have to pay through the nose for protection.
