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Halloween: a dying tradition

Years ago, I remember looking forward to Halloween. Weeks before the holiday arrived, I (with the help of my brother and others) would hang up plastic pumpkins over all the trees around the house, and...

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When race divides society

I skimmed an article in today's Toronto Star about the French riots. The article cited disillusioned, ethnic youth who were frustrated over racism and lack of employment opportunities for them. Many of...

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Traditions

Yesterday, I walked to the office of the Schreyer Honors College and submitted my thesis, which I had already submitted to the graduate school several weeks before. The honors college required a few...

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Take a risk

I have a few extra hours before the graduation ceremonies today for the most unfortunate of reasons. Because there was a quarter inch of ice overnight, one of the participants was involved in a minor...

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Statistics correlating marriage and University educations

Earlier tonight, I ran across an interesting article entitled Competing Choices: Men's and Women's Paths After Earning a Bachelor's Degree. The piece, as have many before it, reviews whether careers...

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The paradox of fame and fortune

Since I seem to be on a roll of introducing new "theories," I thought I'd write today about another observation I've made recently, this one concerning tradeoffs. For those who might not be aware, I...

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"Likability Quotient"

I regularly visit a number of sites with the purpose of drawing more visitors to this blog. Besides reading and leaving comments on other blogs, one the best ways I've found to increase traffic is by...

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Stop basing your life on what women think of you

Here's a warning: this is one of those blog-defining posts. 13 months ago, I posted that I had major problems with the state of dating today. I was even able to describe some of them to you: the...

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Love as a mental illness

Earlier today, one of CNN's anchors posted an interesting article on one of the network's blogs. The article in question refers to a study conducted earlier in the decade by one British scientist Dr....

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Interesting social commentary

I recently stopped playing Halo 2 on Xbox Live as often as I used to because I became frustrated about the constant foul language and generally abhorrent people one would meet while playing the game....

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On priests and chastity

Before I allow the "Love as a mental illness" debate to die, I thought I should throw one final argument onto the table. The general conclusion seemed to be that it is simply not possible to be truly...

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The death of privacy

After more than four years since the last time I posted to this blog, I had a few ideas recently and decided to come back and see if the 60 or so people who visit daily will read new entries. While I...

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The arrogance of twentysomethings

Several months ago, Robin Henig wrote a detailed article for the New York Times, entitled What is it about twentysomethings? The article proposes that people between the ages of 20 and 30 are lazier,...

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Joe Paterno and why I will never be a teacher

While the education system in America is often criticized for its shortcomings, I have a lot of respect for teachers. After attending college for four or six years to obtain just the basic...

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Comments on the Penn State sexual abuse scandal, and why the "death penalty"...

While I was posing like an idiot for this picture, the man on the left was hosting diversity summits at his house and then going to the office to conceal information about Jerry Sandusky's actions. A...

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Halloween: a dying tradition

Years ago, I remember looking forward to Halloween. Weeks before the holiday arrived, I (with the help of my brother and others) would hang up plastic pumpkins over all the trees around the house, and...

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When race divides society

I skimmed an article in today's Toronto Star about the French riots. The article cited disillusioned, ethnic youth who were frustrated over racism and lack of employment opportunities for them. Many of...

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Traditions

Yesterday, I walked to the office of the Schreyer Honors College and submitted my thesis, which I had already submitted to the graduate school several weeks before. The honors college required a few...

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Take a risk

I have a few extra hours before the graduation ceremonies today for the most unfortunate of reasons. Because there was a quarter inch of ice overnight, one of the participants was involved in a minor...

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Statistics correlating marriage and University educations

Earlier tonight, I ran across an interesting article entitled Competing Choices: Men's and Women's Paths After Earning a Bachelor's Degree. The piece, as have many before it, reviews whether careers...

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