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(02/08/11 1:56am)
My previous column generated many interesting responses, some of which were impassioned, thoughtful and well expressed. I appreciate those who took the time to engage in the debate. I read each comment, whether it was a personal indictment, an emotional anecdote or a logical argument.
(02/01/11 2:59am)
The first time I heard about the Westboro Baptist Church protesting our campus was circuitously through a friend of a friend. She incorrectly believed the Church was targeting their protest against ROTC because “don’t ask, don’t tell” was repealed weeks before (and, you know gays deserve the right to murder, too).
(01/25/11 2:59am)
The experience is common. Everyone has their own version. Mine happened a few nights ago eating pizza in Tenleytown. Chowing down with an old friend, we commiserated about the economy and how it looks as grim as a middle seat on a plane between Westboro Baptist Church parishioners. She groaned about her inability to amply provide for herself. She has a secure job with benefits, but she seems to have plateaued and is frustrated about her lack of discretionary income.
(01/11/11 2:59am)
It’s a new year with the same old fear. We remain inundated with rainbow designations (Department of Homeland Security threat warnings), aggressive and invasive security, and predatory corporations ready to devour our tax dollars like starving wolves over their concocted financial schemes and plummeted investments. But thanks to the international emergence of Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks, fear appears to be a double-edged sword.
(11/23/10 2:59am)
I remember when I first transitioned to a vegetarian diet. As a fledgling convert, I quickly became a zealot, talking to/over anyone who’d listen about my change. I couldn’t suppress my excitement, and although I regret the overbearing tactic now, I did sway a timid supporter.
(11/16/10 2:59am)
Military veneration is so deep rooted in our culture that it perhaps is the only remaining issue to maintain legitimate bipartisan support. In fact, you can add one more to the saying, only two (three) things are certain: death, taxes, (and steadfast support for the military).
(11/09/10 2:59am)
It took many years before I came to grips with my disability. I shunned it, stubbornly tried to compensate for it. But as it worsened, it became increasingly difficult to ignore. Coworkers perceived me as arrogant and aloof. Friends would approach and ask why I ignored them. When? I’d inquire. Just a few minutes ago, you walked right passed — didn’t you hear me call your name?
(11/02/10 1:50am)
Most students are procrastinators. I can’t help but chuckle as I walk into the library at midnight, the day before a stats project is due, and see half my class plugging away. Poor things, chugging coffee to stay awake, leaning their heads on one another for support like dominoes. Chuckle, that is, until I ask them to move over and secure a spot myself.
(10/26/10 1:54am)
You wouldn’t believe how smart I used to be. I once had a professor who at the beginning of each class would ask rhetorically, “What is the meaning of life?”
(10/12/10 1:59am)
One attribute you quickly acquire as a writer is thick skin. As an undergraduate columnist in San Diego, I once shadowed syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette for the day. After a brief introduction, he asked me to follow him upstairs. He led me to his office and asked if I’d hold on just a minute. After a few moments he waved me over, pointed to his desktop and I peered over his shoulder.
(10/05/10 1:55am)
We’re facing a war — not on terrorism, not on drugs. This war concerns our right to privacy, and we’re losing. (A strikeout, for anyone keeping score.)
(09/28/10 1:55am)
Maybe I’m paranoid. Maybe the incessant humming is all in my head. Maybe my knowledge of telecommunication radiation is equivalent to archaic dial-up.
(09/21/10 1:59am)
There are numerous examples of ‘conservative’ intransigence stymieing the inevitable progress of the future. Gay marriage and stem cell research are two quick examples, and while I’m not trying to equate those contentious issues to instant replay in sports, they do share a common similarity.
(09/14/10 3:07am)
During a 15-minute hiatus in Wednesday’s late afternoon class, I hustled to The Tavern to grab a cold one and was instantly dejected, stuck deciding between juice and Coke (which blended together makes joke, which was somewhat fitting). When I hustled back to class and took my seat I nudged the girl next to me, “Did you know the Tavern doesn’t sell beer?”
(08/30/10 1:59am)
It strikes me as a tad ironic to have matriculated to AU. I consider myself a citizen of the world before a citizen of the United States. I shun patriotic pride and claim no honor in anything without the prerequisite of merit. Blind patriotism is analogous with white pride, black pride, gay pride or straight pride. Seems to me I had no choice in the matter, and if I did, I would’ve preferred to resemble Denzel Washington instead of a collision between Kramer and Andy Roddick.