MJ, you were our Elvis
Like most people my age, Thriller was my first album. My dad got it for me for Christmas that year and claimed it came from Santa. Before then, I only knew Michael as one of the voices of Motown on the holiday album we played every year on Christmas morning, whom I was [...]
posted: June 25th, 2009 under art, music.
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RIP, Dr. Takaki
“We’re going to strengthen our critical thinking and our writing skills. These can be revolutionary tools if we make them so.”Ronald Takaki1939—2009.
You’ll be missed, Dr. Takaki. By all of us who embraced your approach to understanding the country in which we live and honoring its rich history, and who pushed ourselves and our students [...]
posted: May 31st, 2009 under politics.
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Virginia Tech shootings & my friend Jay
These past few days, I’ve been touched in many ways by what’s happened at Virginia Tech. I keep thinking about my years in college classrooms, as a student and as a professor. The image of a 76 year old man blocking entry to his classroom stays with me, and I try not to [...]
posted: April 18th, 2007 under local.
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