Spring Break
Every weekend, hordes of UConn students travel down Hunting Lodge Road by car or on foot. Students wander into the middle of the road and occasionally dart in front of cars to meet their friends on the other side. The road is not safe to walk on or drive on and it has not been for years. (0) comments
Studying abroad is an excellent opportunity to soak in the nuances and differences of other cultures - their food, their style, their arts and their way of life. And one of the frequently-unmentioned benefits of studying abroad is the opportunity to experience the fact that outside of the United States, the residential college system is fairly uncommon, or at least of a far smaller scale. (2) comments
On June 23, 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments was officially enacted as U.S. law. The primary author of the law, Patsy T. Mink, had the admirable goal of ending gender discrimination in high schools and colleges. Although the initiative has had many positive results, it has also unintentionally restricted many sports teams from competing at the varsity level and reaping the benefits and additional funding of varsity status. (15) comments
Professor, I know how badly you want to be one of us, but come on. No one cares about your "game slinging capabilities" or how you handed out "free schwag" at the Jimmy Buffet concert. Get over yourself. To the Guy who commented about my tail: It isn't fake, and it's a fox tail. (0) comments