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Erase Racism Carnival

The September ‘07 edition of the Erase Racism Carnival is up at Reading Writing Living.
One of the newest additions to my blogroll, Joseph Orosco’s “Engage: Conversations in Philosophy,” is one of this month’s carnival participants.
Check out Ally Work for more information on the Erase Racism Carnival.

Tags: activism, Social Justice

AppleCare + MacBook Pro

The Mac Store just sent me a letter about AppleCare for my MacBook Pro. 2 more years of extended warranty protection for my laptop would cost $349.
What do you think, should I purchase AppleCare for my mac?

Tags: apple, eric stoller, Mac, macbook pro

White privilege

Surf on over to Reappropriate. Do not pass go, do not collect $200. Jenn’s post on white privilege is a must read.
How do you communicate to someone who is White that their race matters? By definition, they are the “unracialized” in this country, and are never faced with their race and how it privileges […]

Unplugged

I’d like to apologize for my absence from the blogosphere. My posting frequency has decreased as well as my comments around bloglandia. I’ve been reading a lot of blog posts via rss by way of Bloglines, including: Slant Truth, Woman of Color Blog, The Unapologetic Mexican, Rachel’s Tavern, BlackProf, and Zuky.
The new job has […]

Torii Mor Winery

The Torii Mor Winery is located in the hills outside of Dundee Oregon. The scenery is perfect, the wine is tasty, and the service is atrocious (translation: Torii Mor was More Terrible).
There were six of us who entered the tasting room at Torii Mor a couple weeks ago. Posted near the entrance was […]

OSU to be tobacco free

OSU is going to be tobacco free on July 1, 2008. “[T]obacco use, including smokeless tobacco, will be prohibited with the exception of a handful of outdoor areas, which will be identified as designated tobacco-use areas. The university hopes to phase out those locations over time.” I applaud OSU for working to create […]

OSU Students + Internment

Oregon State University’s Office of the Registrar website contains a mélange of information for students, families, staff and faculty. Last week, while perusing the site, I noticed this link at the top of the Registrar’s homepage — “OSU Students Interned During WW II.”

The State of Oregon passed legislation earlier this year that “allows state […]

Roger Williams University

Roger Williams University has apparently been planning to include people of color on its board of trustees since the early 1900’s (note the sarcasm). Unfortunately, the plan had never been implemented. I guess it takes a lot of “planning” for an all white board to include people of color. Perhaps the implementation was delayed due […]

NASPA + Abercrombie & Fitch

Update: NASPA seems to have received the message from its members that a partnership with Abercrombie & Fitch was a bad idea.
After the announcement last week about a partnership with Abercrombie & Fitch, we heard from a number of members who objected to NASPA partnering with this particular corporation. It’s important to know […]