The college released the report exonerating its employees, but they got no apologies. Kanoute seems no longer available for comment, probably best for all concerned. My own experience at the large state university up the road was comparatively benign, although it could easily have wrecked my academic career. No harm, no foul. Then I assigned a failing grade to a Black student, basically to be sure she was alive.
Mildred had done poorly on the midterm, and then vanished. She submitted no term paper and was a no-show for the final. Indeed, she did turn up with a preposterous alibi about cutting her foot on a discarded light bulb.
I agreed to let her make up the work. The paper she turned in was derisory. Her exam revealed no familiarity with the course work. I gave her a minimal passing grade and figured we were done. Mildred, however, was a pioneer. Send letters to letters suntimes. Know about breaking news as it happens. We follow the stories and update you as they develop. Custodians says short-staffing, lack of supplies and mismanagement are to blame.
I quite doubt she intends to make a career in Chapel Hill. In-depth political coverage, sports analysis, entertainment reviews and cultural commentary. Sometimes, however, symbolic struggles are worth having. Literally did not exist. The scam involved some students over two decades. But that ship has sailed. More substantively, Hussman objects to what serious historians have called into question about the work: its assertion that the Revolutionary War was fought largely to prevent the abolition of slavery in the 13 colonies.
The Times Ignored Me. But should a piece of journalism whose headline allegation is somewhere between dubious and downright false be lionized?
But would she be offered tenure in a first-rate history department? Probably not. So is her choice to sometimes dismiss and demean her critics instead of engaging with their arguments on the merits. I wrote a column there myself during the Clinton and George W.
Bush years. I still do. I was reminded of this tonight as I watched the news. An international top ranked tri athlete was lamenting that we are not teaching our kids to be winners. That being a winner w ill allow them to own a bigger house and drive a better car. What he fails to realise is that real life is not as linear and simplistic as crossing the line first in a multi sport race. A genetic tendency towards blindness has been a huge factor in shaping my attitude and approach to life.
Yet strangely I am very grateful for that, without being a complete dumbass Pollyanna. I am coping with living half my dream. I believe adversity shapes character. The obstacle is the way. To assume you will progress in a linear upward fashion through life without encountering sadness, loss or unfairness is totally unrealistic.
Yet this is the message we often impart to our young. At this age I realise some stark, yet liberating truths of human existence. Those who appear the most sorted are often the least sorted. No one is totally sorted. In an age where image is everything, the reality behind the images can actually be very sad. The recognition that no one is ever totally sorted is hugely liberating. Life is a long journey. There are phases when we all feel we are on top of it. In the right relationship, or job, or place.
But this must always be transitory because that is the reality of existence. The myth of the perfect family, the perfect marriage, the perfect job is hugely destructive. It invites discontent and dissatisfaction. It suggests someone else is living a perfect life. I have never met such an omnipotent being.
This explains our sad fascination in the tragic downfall of celebrities. Surely their lives must be so much better due to fame and fortune. It is a strange relief when this illusion is viciously exposed. The Germans have a word for such morbid fascination in the downfall of others.
It is schadenfreude. With age should come resilience, greater understanding and acceptance of human reality. The alternative is bitterness or worse. Sadly, too many of our young folk succumb to self destruction before they can appreciate this. That the obstacles we encounter along the way, and how we respond, is what shapes our character and our lives. That adversity is a fundamental element of human existence. Yet it can also allow us to transcend the hum drum of daily existence.
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