Eric Scheske

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Sexual Harassment

Susan Ager at the Detroit Free Press laments that sexual harassment is still the norm at college campuses [http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060129/FEATURES01/601290365/1122] , just as it was thirty years ago when she attended college. > [A] survey released this week, by the

I Didn't Know Yale was in France

> It took a decade of student lobbying, but Yale University appears poised to break with tradition and supply soap for dormitory bathrooms on one of the oldest campuses in America [http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2006/01/27/a_milestone_at_yale_soap_in_dorm_bathrooms/

Homeschool Socializing

Funny stuff [http://www.newoxfordreview.org/note.jsp?print=1&did=0106-notes-socialization]: > "When my wife and I mention we are strongly considering homeschooling our children, we are without fail asked, 'But what about socialization?' Fortunately, we found a way our kids can receive the same

Vatican and Evolution

The New York Times is energized about an article from the Vatican about Intelligent Design [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/19/science/sciencespecial2/19evolution.html?hp&ex=1137646800&en=0f4621279594535b&ei=5094&partner=homepage] . Essentially, the article comes down to this: I.D. is more

School Officials Botch Test

What did we say back in the 1980s? "Psyche!" > Stressed-out seventh-graders taking a standardized exam to determine whether they'll be promoted got an unusual English lesson yesterday: A means F, B means G, C means H, and D means J. > The lecture was repeated

Stossel Re-Loads

20/20's John Stossel swings the ax again at public schools. He's slashing strawmen, in my opinion, but that's not his fault: the whole public school structure is a straw man. Excerpt from article: > The NEA says public schools need more money. That&

Muslim Catholics

> An Islamic campaign group has called for a Catholic primary school to be based on the Muslim faith. > The Campaign for Muslim Schools said 90% of pupils at St Albert's Primary, in Pollokshields, Glasgow, were Muslim. > Osama Saeed, co-ordinator of the alliance of Glasgow'

20/20 Takes on Public Education

I've never been a big fan of ABC's 20/20, but I guess I'll have to start watching. According to David Pearson [http://www.suicideofthewest.com/], its reporter, John Stossel, isn't afraid of challenging America's bogus sacred cows. This story

Secularist Principal Loses in Court

> A federal judge has ruled that a high school principal cannot prohibit a student from wearing his pro-life shirt in school. . . . > The student's shirt is distributed by the American Life League's Rock for Life group and displayed the message: “Abortion is Homicide. You will

Increasing Brand Loyalty or Intolerance?

Wheaton fires a professor of medieval philosophy because he became Catholic. Catholics are trying to hire more Catholic professors. Is this a renewal of hostilities that have thawed over the past 20 years, or just intitutions being loyal to their religious roots? I'm thinking the latter, and I