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Keep the memory of the heroes of 9/11 alive
Todd Beamer, Jeremy Glick, Lou Nacke, Tom Burnett, Jr. and Mark Bingham are names that I remember almost every day. Sadly, though, I doubt that more than a few of you reading this have any idea who these men are. These men are our heroes. The modern day Lincoln, the real life Superman. These are […]
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Failing to change the way we evaluate schools
It has now been nine years since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was enacted, symbolizing a bipartisan commitment across the executive and legislative branches to standards-based educational reform. Though the Bush administration under which NCLB was passed is no longer in office, President Obama’s education policy has not represented a substantive break with […]
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Supporting America’s students
At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country. We know, for example, that nearly eight in 10 new jobs will require work force training or higher education […]
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Importance of listening to others? perspectives
With the spring semester now ending, students across campuses worldwide are clearing their brains. It is important, however, to continue gaining knowledge, or at least pondering its value while we have the free time over the summer. This pursuit of knowledge is what leads minds to new discoveries, philosophies and inventions. The basis of such […]
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Personal recollections on the POA library
It is hard to tell my own academic story without the Physics-Optics-Astronomy Library (POA). If its story is to end with the proposed computer lab, then so ends my academic career. When I first came to the University, I was looking forward to four hard years doing physics and mathematics, and for all my luck, […]
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UR Performing showcases talent
Black floors. Black curtain. Black walls. A slight tension builds as the darkness looms. It's quiet in Todd Theatre as the sold-out crowd maintains a steady and patient silence awaiting the UR Performing expos. Man bolts out from the darkness a streak of light. Like a bouncing jackrabbit on a powerful stimulant, he runs out, […]
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Interpreting the poll results before the big day
On Nov. 4, the American populace will vote, the electoral college will decide and, on Jan. 20, 2009, we will have a new president. But who will it be?Poll results indicate a Senator Barack Obama lead by an average of 5.9 percent, according to the aggregation at http://www.RealClearPolitics.com. State-by-state polling indicates that the Electoral College […]
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Trust in Pakistan?s president may lead to success
Tensions are rising in Pakistan. There are now 250,000 refugees at its borders, and conditions are so poor in some areas that 20,000 Pakistanis have fled to Afghanistan, one of the most inhospitable nations on the globe.America is faced with critical decisions that will determine the stability of this nuclear-armed country and the future of […]
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A forgotten gray-scale complicates Pakistan issue
In the world of foreign affairs, there is no black and white. Merely shades of gray. Outside the American media and the politics that consume its attention, a complex reality faces us. Our conception of the surrounding world is typically that of good battling evil. But reality is starkly different. Sides are multiplicitous and situations […]
