Google has a new app called “Wave.” It’s billed as communication and collaboration tool. I would say that it’s probably going to be the tool of choice in the next 5 years for anyone who uses Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, WordPress, any IM Client, etc. If Google Wave catches on, Zuckerberg will wish that he’d […]
Update: I’ve decided to talk down my original posting at this time. I appreciate the comments that I’ve received thus far on the post and via email. I’ve learned a lot from this experience.
Tags: academic advising, Academic Affairs, health professions advisors, Higher Education, pre med, Social Justice, student affairs
The meritocracy myth is a lie. It is perpetuated and propagandized. It exists to buttress the status quo and maintain systems of power and privilege.
The Horatio Alger myth, so inspirational during periods of growth, may work against people during contractions. Its message of can-do individualism urges us to beat the odds, but it cuts […]
The annual “Snow in the Quad” event occurred last week at OSU. It’s always interesting to see a giant pile of snow in the middle of the Memorial Union Quad in May.
Time lapse video courtesy of the web cam on the roof of Milam Hall.
Music is Tamacun by Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Tags: memorial union quad, […]
Earlier this year, AACRAO Consulting found that West Virginia University had erroneously awarded 288 degrees. 29 recommendations were made to enhance WVU’s student academic records management. One of the recommendations was to create and appoint a university registrar position at WVU. It didn’t take very long for WVU to create a position description for […]
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Jay analyzes the inherent patriarchal oppression present in beauty pageants, Renaissance Fairs, Miss California and “opposite marriage,” heteronormative nomenclature, time machines, teleportation, and flux capacitors. Excellent.
Tags: feminism, gender, heteronormativity, homophobia, LGBT, marriage, patriarchy, sexism, Social Justice
Recently, while perusing the book shelves at a local bookstore, I noticed the following 2 books: The Boys’ Doodle Book and The Girls’ Doodle Book. The books were featured next to each other in seemingly a made-for-Sociological-Images set up.
The Boys’ Doodle Book features the following images on its cover: triceratops, ogre, tiger, superman, rocket, […]
Oregon State University’s Powered by Orange campaign features a social media extravaganza that includes: a WordPress-based blog, Flickr photos, a Google Map, Twitter updates, a LinkedIn group, YouTube videos and a Facebook group.
What’s Powered by Orange? It’s you — the network of alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and fans connected to Oregon State University. […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. - I have a dream - auto-tuned
via the Gregory Brothers [mp3]
Tags: audio, Martin Luther King Jr., Music
Here are the applications that I utilize most often on my Blackberry Storm:
UberTwitter: An awesome app for mobile Twitter.
Pandora: mobile Pandora is music to my ears.
Gmail: The Gmail app for the Blackberry Storm has the best scrolling of any app on the phone…it’s even better than the apps by RIM.
Slacker: Another web radio app, […]