Three professors share books that inspired them to think and teach Candice Ortbals: Social Science Division Carol Pateman’s “The Disorder of Women: Democracy, Feminism and Political Theory:” This book takes its title from a famous saying of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, referring to the dangers of women participating in democracy, specifically that incorporating women into … [Read more...] about The Books that Shaped Professors
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Nature’s Gravity
Those in silence want noise. Those in noise want silence. Peace makes a fool of those rooted in phenomena. It is not the fastness of life that bothers me. It is the listless, maniacal infinitude of it all. Life, to us, is presented as a long string of moral palpitations and emotional highs, and we are now in the time of the semester when this narrative is manifested for many … [Read more...] about Nature’s Gravity
Nam Knows Best: Not Good At Anything
A little (pity) party never killed nobody Last night, my roommate won an award for the Accounting Society along with a handsome scholarship. Last week, one of my good friends was selected as a Fullbright Scholar, one of the most prestigious recognitions that any student anywhere could ever achieve... like, ever. Another one of my friends is launching a new app called “College … [Read more...] about Nam Knows Best: Not Good At Anything
