Two weeks ago I outlined all the courses I was taking this semester, and a few days ago announced that I was going to become a complete recluse while I worked on my final papers and studied for tests. Let’s combine those two thoughts, and take a look at what my finals schedule and workload [...]

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Though we have seen college blog networks come and go over the last few years, there is one especially promising network on my radar that I thought I would share with everyone today. The College Blog Network is a recent entry to the scene but more blogs join daily. It’s intended to facilitate communication between [...]

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This is what one of my professor’s did today–not with any ill intent, but with potentially catastrophic results!
Step 1: Assign a 20 page long research paper, worth 70% of the course grade. Have it be due May 5th.
Step 2: On April 22nd, send out this e-mail (names changed):
Dear [course] students,
In response to queries:
The paper is [...]

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Bulldog Days 2008 are upon us here at Yale, and the campus is teeming with excited admits and their families. I did not attend Bulldog Days as a prefrosh last year, and I found myself conflicted about it: I had applied the Yale early, been accepted, and not applied to anywhere else. Taking time away [...]

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If you are a current Yale student, I would greatly appreciate it if you would take 2-5 minutes to complete a short survey I am running for my sociology class. I am hoping to find out which residential college has the best understanding of online privacy and answer some other questions about conceptions of online [...]

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