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Recipe - Tomato Soup

Here’s a slightly modified recipe for tomato soup…
2 Tbs. olive oil
1/2 medium red onion, diced (about 1/2 cup)
6 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 Tbs.)
1 14-oz. can organic diced tomatoes with sweet onion
1 14-oz. can organic plain tomato sauce
4 oz. silken tofu, mashed (about 2/3 cup)
1 low-sodium vegetable bouillon cube
1/2 cup couscous
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
2 […]

White privilege in marketing

Let’s add one more item to Peggy’s knapsack…

I can watch a commercial for the iPhone and see a lot of white people.

Samuel L. Jackson is the only person of color in this commercial. Who is Apple’s target demographic for this product…?

Tags: Race, Social Justice, technology, white privilege

Racism as treasured tradition

While searching for the identity of a racist, homophobic, pro-chief hate e-mailer, I came across this gem of a statement from the University of Illinois Alumni Association’s President:
Statement from UIAA President Loren R. Taylor
The University of Illinois Alumni Association is supportive of the Board of Trustees in light of its difficult decision concerning […]

Gender disparity in web conferences

Jason Kottke has an excellent post about the gender disparity amongst several of the most popular (successful?) web conferences and their featured speakers.
Women make up less than 25% of the featured speakers at the majority of the conferences (TED, PopTech, An Event Apart Boston 2007, Future of Web Apps - San Francisco, etc) […]

Glacéau + Racist Voicemail Redux

A week ago I blogged about Glacéau’s racist voicemail message. Upon publishing the post, which included an audio recording of the voicemail, I received an interesting comment from Lauren.

i called too after reading your comments… just to see what kind of response i would get. they sent me the following:
we’re sorry to hear our […]

Recipe - Sweet Potato Bisque

Via the Vegetarian Times…
Sweet Potato Bisque with Shiitake Mushrooms
Serves 6 –
The earthy flavors of wild mushrooms add depth and richness to this creamy soup.
6 Tbs. unsalted butter
3 medium-sized carrots, peeled and diced
1 large yellow onion, peeled and chopped
2 large cloves garlic, minced
4 cups vegetable stock
3/4 cup dry white wine
1 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and […]

The University of Tennessee Website

The University of Tennessee recently re-designed their primary web pages. The new page design is very accessible, user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing and it’s optimized for search engines. Pages were coded using standards-based design techniques. Their use of cascading style sheets to “style” the homepage is gorgeous and accessible for users with visual impairments. Kudos to […]

Chief Illiniwek Will No Longer Perform

UIUC has decided to discontinue Chief Illiniwek….
Absent from the official UIUC response is any mention of the ethical reasons for eliminating the “Chief.” Labeling Chief Illiniwek as a positive tradition, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees has done little to address the racism of this “tradition.” Chief Illiniwek may be finished. However, racism, […]

Co-facilitating a CSSA class

I co-facilitated a College Student Services Administration (CSSA) class at Oregon State University today. Jessica White and Chris White are teaching a course on Technology Issues in Higher Education. Jessica and I presented an edited version of our “Blogs and Student Learning” presentation. After an hour on blogs, blogging, rss, etc., Chris and I […]

Enrollment Management Update 2/13/07

Podcasts:
Virginia Tech’s podcast site features news briefs, financial aid information, and student stories. Plus, the site design is terrific.
Podcasting is a service that allows you to receive periodic updates of featured audio content from Virginia Tech. As new features become available, they will be automatically downloaded to your computer and/or portable MP3 player.
Financial Aid Podcasts:
The […]