Much ado over Dude: 'Midnight' deals are not regents' business
Nothing's better than a scandal, especially when it involves the University administration.
Sometimes the uproar is justified. Sometimes, it is not.
The latter is true of the latest "crisis" out of Fleming. Last week, reports emerged of bribery and deceit coloring former University President James Duderstadt's last days in office. The University Board of Regents claimed Duderstadt went over their heads and offered top University administrators cash bonuses as incentive to stay with the University.
Off with their hormones: Chemical castration is cruel and unusual
Last Tuesday, Gov. Pete Wilson (R-Calif.) signed a law that made California the first state to require chemical castration of repeat child molesters. The law, effective Jan. 1, 1997, applies to those convicted of committing a second sexual assault against a child under 13 years of age.
Spanish class horror stories and other woes
Midway through the second semester of my sophomore year, my Spanish 232 instructor had a nervous breakdown and left the country.
The signs of her impending downfall were present from the first class. She never learned our names or made an effort to get to know us. She would take attendance by reading the class roster, never calling us by our preferred name or even a Spanish "nombre." I was "Raimi Zachary Michael."
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