Friday, December 01, 2006
In Letter to James Wright, UND President Kupchella Defends Sioux Name; Condemns ‘ignorance’ and ‘deflection’ at Dartmouth (07:19 PM) - In a letter to Dartmouth President James Wright dated November 30, 2006, Charles Kupchella, the president of the University of North Dakota, defends his school’s team name, the Fighting Sioux, against attacks by Dartmouth Athletic Director Josie Harper and others,…
One Laptop Per Child Takes Flight (06:50 PM) - Nicholas Negroponte’s brilliant project is about to become a reality….
A Humble Interjection (05:02 PM) - It is five of the clock on December 1. The Baker Tower bells are playing “Joy to the World.” The next words in that song? The Lord has come. Does this represent my school? It doesn’t represent me. I am…
The Smartest Thing Written All Week (12:52 PM) - Paul Mirengoff:Yesterday, in response to reports that there is now incontrovertible evidence that Iran is arming Shiite militias in Iraq, I wrote “so this means war, right?” I was attempting to commit irony. A properly functioning world power might well…
The Race is On (11:56 AM) - At Dartmouth, half of the Board of Trustees is elected by the alumni. The three most recent open seats were filled by petition candidates instead of the officially nominated candidates. A group of alumni called the Alumni Council appoints a…
Federal Judge Rules Money Discriminates (08:41 AM) - …by not being discriminatory. The trouble is that, since all bills are the same size and shape, the blind cannot tell them apart. All of a sudden, a judge has discovered a brand new discrimination, and United States currency must…
Bill O’Reilly, Call Your Office (08:30 AM) - A church in Fairfax County has been denied a temporary noise waiver at the plaints of a few residents. Now, for the Christmas season, its bells shant ring. They were annoying, you see. 60 decibels where the town only permits…
Bill Gates in 2008 (08:21 AM) - Scott Adams:For my president I want a mixture of Mother Teresa, Carl Sagan, Warren Buffet, and Darth Vader. Bill has all of their good stuff. His foundation will save more lives than Mother Teresa ever did. He’s got the Carl…