February 2012
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THIS WEEK @ WinC
Well, we have finally arrived at the place where we have completely outgrown our office space. Last Friday, I had my first official hallway meeting, complete with laptop on my knees and all of my other office possessions in my backpack on the floor next to me. There was absolutely no other place to go [...]
THIS WEEK @ WinC
I’m feeling quiet tonight when I think about the week that has just passed. While an overwhelming amount of campus energy has been directed toward THON, I’ve noticed that our staff energy has gone toward things like seasonal illness, chemical burns and dealing with the loss of a dear companion dog. Too often we think [...]
Asian Stereotypes and the World of Sports
ESPN apologized for a headline that they ran with a story about Jeremy Lin after he had nine turnovers in a Knicks loss to the Hornets Friday night. The headline: “Chink in the Armor” I guess the culturally sensitive proof readers over at ESPN had never heard of this ethnic slur that emerged in the [...]
Interracial Marriage On the Rise
Census data about births, marriage, and co-habitation tell us that people from different ancestry groups are coupling at rates never before seen. This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, of course, because global connectivity and media portrayals of multicultural friendships are ever present and we model what we actually see around us. Aside from this, [...]