Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Reasons not to let dkane teach a Winter Study, pt. 1
He might be victimized by the plague of intolerance and harassment against junior lecturers.
9 Comments » - Posted in Academia, General by ronit
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Thoughts on WNY Costs
Among the Williams faculty, the center of discussion over the next week will be the May 7th vote on whether or not to cancel the Williams in New York program. Good luck to both sides. Let the lobbying and coalition building commence! Key, as in all elections, will be turn out. Perhaps a reader will [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in WNY by David Kane
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Eph Interview Podcast Class of 1958 Jim Conlan
As I work my way through the class of 1958, I had a chat with Jim Conlan about how different the campus was on weekends when women were around, as well as how to prepare for a pop quiz in Art History.
I do have another interview that I will be posting tomorrow. I’ve been buried [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Alumni Podcasts by cgondek
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 188
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Report on the Williams in New York Program
Thanks to Professor Chris Waters for sending me a copy of the Report on The Williams in New York Program. I have pasted an html version of the report below. Comments:
1) I have not had time to read the whole report. What do others think? We would especially be interested in hearing from WNY alumni.
2) [...]
60 Comments » - Posted in WNY by David Kane
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
CC Minutes 2008-04-23
Latest College Council minutes from the wonderful Emily Deans ‘09. In a discussion about raising funds for more social events, we have:
Sarah Moore (Class of 2009 Rep) mentioned the issue of having money for alcohol, which both the neighborhoods and also ACE struggle with. There is no good way to have money for alcohol without [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in College Council by David Kane
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 187
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
WNY Goodbye?
Has something bad happened to Williams in New York? Tell us more, Will.
4 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 186
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Koreans and Jews and 2020
Elite schools like Williams discriminated against Jewish applicants extensively 75 years ago. Today, Williams does the same against international students, especially applicants from places like Korea, China and India. EphBlog was the first to document that, at least three years ago, Williams had a quota of 6% for international students. This quota has been loosened [...]
28 Comments » - Posted in international admissions by David Kane
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Left Out of the Libel Loop
Did you catch Discussion #1422 on WSO last night? See here for a screen grab. I am not sure why the thread was deleted. Basic story seems to be that Professor Jay Pasachoff is involved in an ugly dispute with one-time friend and co-author Philip Seldon. I think that Seldon maintains this website, including gems [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 185
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 184
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
Guide Dogs and Wheelchairs
Were you reading the New York Times editorial page 5 years ago?
It seems likely that Jeffrey Sutton, a nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, will be confirmed by the Senate this week. But it is important to recognize why he was selected, and how he fits the [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Monday, April 28th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 183
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
The Function of RASAN
The Campus Rape Myth is a long an interesting read, especially as a male member of RASAN (the Rape and Sexual Assault Network). Make no mistake, it’s quite provocative.
The campus rape movement highlights the current condition of radical feminism, from its self-indulgent bathos to its embrace of ever more vulnerable female victimhood. But the movement [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Policies by wslack
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 182
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Shut Up and Go Along
Most interesting comment on EphBlog in the last week? This one from a female ‘07. (Since it is comment 156 (!) in that thread, I think a few readers may have missed it).
I think hwc has a good point in his comments on this page. Specifically:
Are you arguing that a few specific individuals finding offensive [...]
73 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
rhinoceros steinbrennerus tampafloridus
An update from the New York Times on the Eph Steinbrenner’s: George ‘52 and Hal ‘91.
Shhh. Don’t disturb him. Let him trample through the marshland undisturbed. You may take photographs and video and audio to your heart’s content, but please do not do anything harmful to this endangered species.
For a while, there were fears we [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Hal Steinbrenner '91 by David Kane
Sunday, April 27th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 181
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 180
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Saturday, April 26th, 2008
ars longa vita brevis
It’s Family Days at Williams. Are you participating in any of the activities? Here is a report from FROSH mom:
Well…time for some puppies and unicorns and dewdrops in the purple valley…
It was another beautiful day here in Williamstown. I started the morning with a double shot latte and muffin at T.C., at which point (sufficiently [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 179
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 178
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
Tutorial Suggestions
It’s pre-registration time at Williams. What tutorials would you recommend for current students? My suggestions include:
ECON 357T(F) The Strange Economics of College (W) SCHAPIRO
ECON 371T(S) Economic Justice ZIMMERMAN
ENGL 343T(F) Whitman and Dickinson in Context (W) KENT
HIST 128T(S) Conquistadors in the New World (W) WOOD
HIST 487T(F) The Second World War: Origins, Course, Outcomes, and Meaning (W) [...]
11 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Friday, April 25th, 2008
Like a Crocodile
Most amusing article about an Eph in finance in the last ten years? This one from December 2001 about Jimmy Lee ‘75, one of the most important and successful bankers of his generation. Highlights:
“Jimmy is a relationship man” said Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.’s Henry Kravis. “In fact I’m having breakfast with him in a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Finance, Jimmy Lee '75 by David Kane
Friday, April 25th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 177
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No Comments » - Posted in 1988 Yearbook, Class of 1988 by Gulielmensian
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Art and (Wo)man at Yale
Brilliant op-ed from Professor Michael Lewis.
Has any work of art been more reviled than Aliza Shvarts’s senior project at Yale? Andres Serrano’s photograph of a crucifix suspended in his own urine did not lack for articulate champions. Nor did Damien Hirst’s vitrine with its doleful rotting cow’s head. But Ms. Shvarts’s performance of “repeated self-induced [...]
22 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
Eph Interview Podcast Class of 1958 Bruno Quinson
This interview is with Bruno Quinson, Class of 1958, in which we learn about the seductive power of Red Sox baseball games, Wall Ball and acting in French.
Bruno was also extremely helpful in suggesting Ephs to contact. I have to complete interviews with 10 members of the class of 1958 by the reunion, and May [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Alumni Podcasts by cgondek
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 176
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