by jstewardfree | Dec 28, 2012 | Grey Matter
By Publius | “Les Misérables,” popularly referred to as “Les Mis,” is a novel by acclaimed French author Victor Hugo. Published in 1862, the book’s story begins in 1815 France and concludes with the Paris Uprising in 1832 (the June...
by jstewardfree | Dec 15, 2012 | Course and Scholarship Updates
By Publius | Publishing his novel, The Satanic Verses, put author Salman Rushdie’s life at risk, and even led to the death of his translator. In the face of death, would you write the truth? AVERAGE TIME: 1-2 HOURS. 750 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to...
by jstewardfree | Dec 15, 2012 | Grey Matter
By Hephzibah Anderson | At the end of the day, sometimes you’ve just got to think inside the box. In the past week, I have taken a rain check, stared down the elephant in the room, and been my own worst enemy in more ways than one. I am not proud. As Nigel Fountain,...
by jstewardfree | Dec 10, 2012 | Grey Matter
By Ryan Lovelace | A political science professor at Butler University asks students to disregard their “American-ness, maleness, whiteness, heterosexuality, middle-class status” when writing and speaking in the classroom – a practice the school’s arts and sciences...
by jstewardfree | Nov 19, 2012 | Grey Matter
By Hope Yen | From cell phones and texting to religion and manners, younger and older Americans see the world differently, creating the largest generation gap since the tumultuous years of the 1960s and the culture clashes over Vietnam, civil rights and women’s...
