Pictured above: The Critics’ CD release concert in Shreveport, LA. I’ve just posted a review of the the Critics‘ debut CD on the “CD Baby†website (click here). “Soul Still Remembers†really is my new favorite album, and the Critics are my new favorite band. Musically, “Soul Still Remembers†deserves a place among the all-time greats. I am a fan of bands like Counting Crows, Vertical Horizon, and Train, and this album surpasses them all. A written review cannot do justice to the Critics by way of description. You simply have to buy this album and listen to it for yourself. To enjoy the album as it was intended, you…
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The Gender Wars and Harvard University
President of Harvard University, Lawrence H. Summers, has gotten himself into a catfight because of comments he made recently at a session on the progress of women in academia organized by the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Mass. Although there is no transcript of his remarks, he reportedly claimed “that the shortage of elite female scientists may stem in part from ‘innate’ differences between men and women.â€[1] He shared an anecdote about his daughter to illustrate the point. He once gave his daughter two trucks in an effort at “gender-neutral parenting.†His daughter soon began referring to one of the trucks as “daddy truck” and the other as…
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The Demise of Sloan and the Fortunes of “Baylor 2012”
After the Board of Regents fell short by one vote last May to oust the President of Baylor University, opponents of Robert Sloan finally got their way on Friday without firing a shot. It was announced on Friday that Sloan would step down from the position of President and CEO of Baylor and move into the position of Chancellor. Though the public face of the transition appeared very amiable, it is an open secret that this transition was the result of pressure from opposition both within and without the University. Sloan had become a lightning rod of sorts, advocating a vision for Baylor University that would make it a top-tier…