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OSU Hui-o-Hawaii Luau

Wendy and I went to the OSU Hui-o-Hawaii Luau for the third time last night. Once again, it was amazing. The food was terrific and the show was spectacular. It was nice to see so many of my advisees performing on stage. I am very proud of their accomplishments.
The Hawaiian club at Oregon State […]

Father Michael Pfleger

A white anti-racist Catholic priest speaking up for Jeremiah Wright almost caused a Fox News reporter’s head to pop off.

via Resist Racism, Zuky, and Slant Truth
For further info, check out Tim Wise: Of National Lies and Racial Amnesia - Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama, and the Audacity of Truth

Tags: anti racist, Race, Social Justice

OSU Bridge to Success Program

Oregon State University leaders have announced a new financial aid initiative that in its first school year, 2008-09, will enable a full 10 percent of the Oregonian students who attend OSU to do so free of charge.
The Bridge to Success Program will pool federal resources with funds from the Oregon Opportunity Grant, the Campaign […]

Ward Connerly = Darth Vader?

Ward Connerly reminds me of Darth Vader.* In a sea of 99.9% of the white folks in the Star Wars trilogy, Darth Vader is a “Nubian god” who is voiced by James Earl Jones. Then, in Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader’s helmet is removed to reveal a “crusty white man.” Darth Vader is black […]

Campus maps and Google

Several higher education websites have revamped their campus maps. The map-making-mashup technology of choice seems to be the Google Maps API.
Here are a few examples of university campus maps that utilize Google Maps:

I really like the design of ASU, BYU, and USC’s campus maps…

Oregon State University
Michigan State University
Boston University
Ryerson University
The Ohio State University
Utah State […]

Campus newspaper theft

The campus newspaper at Oregon State University, the Daily Barometer, published a story on Friday about a recent drug bust that involved several OSU students.
After a month-long investigation, police from Albany, Corvallis and the Benton County Sheriff’s Office have arrested seven Corvallis residents in connection with a drug-trafficking ring.
Six of those connected, arrested on April […]

Optomap of my eyes

My eye doctor has this spaceage device called an Optomap that takes a picture of the back of your eye - the retina. I was getting my eyes checked a few weeks ago and had my eyes photographed using this system. The images were amazing. I asked my doctor if I could get a […]

Arizona State Legislature

The state legislature in Arizona seems to be under the control of a white supremacist group. A recent proposal targets race-based groups (note that groups that are all or mostly white are not mentioned) that largely consist of students of color.
Arizona public schools would be barred from any teachings considered counter to democracy […]

NASPA National Conference

The NASPA National Conference is finally coming back to the west coast! Woohoo! Washington DC was nice, Orlando was saved by Al Gore’s keynote, and I didn’t make it to Boston due to a lack of funds.
The 2009 NASPA National Conference is going to be held in Seattle, Washington. This is fantastic news for […]

Web 2.0 footprint

Recently, the head space that I am devoting to various Web 2.0 sites and applications has begun to feel quite cumbersome. I decided to create a post on my “Web 2.0 footprint.” My usage of each of these sites ebbs and flows. This list represents Web 2.0 services that I use at least once […]