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Graduate School Blues




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Christmas "break" in Chicago writing finals assigned on the LAST DAY of "finals week"... just trying to get to the already assigned readings for next quarter...

I noticed that I had set my desktop background on Elliott Erwitt's famous photo "California Kiss." If you can't tell, it captures the polar opposite of everything I'm experiencing right now- a gorgeous California sunset with an in-love couple kissing at the beach and experiencing the sweetness of life, while I'm in the snow, writing endless essays, and my girlfriend of seven years took my dogs and moved out and on Sunday...

The University of Chicago- "where fun goes to die!" No wonder I just read an online report how depression is an epidemic at graduate schools! My trusty Leica was there to cheer me up through helping me figure out how to capture the moment!

John Thorn Rebuttal: In Defense of Stats...Sabermetrics Aren't Bad for Baseball

Last week, John Thorn, Major League Baseball’s official historian, stopped by Bleacher Report to post three eloquent essays in which he aptly demonstrated his knowledge of and passion for our national pastime. Unfortunately, much of what he wrote was based on a false premise that permeates much of the discussion about baseball today. In “Farewell to Stats,” Mr. Thorn wrote: "Amid today's ...

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Image Gallery: Girls just want to have fun with science

FREDERICKTOWN -- Biology, chemistry, environmental science and physics were all topics explored Tuesday during Knox County Girls in Science Day.

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AP Enterprise: Indian youth suicide crisis baffles

Chelle Rose Follette fashioned a noose with her pajamas, tying one end to a closet rod and the other around her neck. When her mother entered the bedroom to put away laundry, she found the 13-year-old hanging.

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[Hill] Healing Words

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” To be honest, I never liked that saying. I never liked it because it’s not true. I think it should read instead, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can break my spirit; words can cut to the heart.”

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