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The current issue of U.S. News & World Report says that incidents of mental illness among graduate students is high and rising. One grad student at Berkeley examined the breadth of the problem at UCB. Her findings: "Nearly half of the students said they'd had an

Interesting article from the New York Times about the disappearance of condoms from homosexual clubs and the potential rise of HIV. It seems that homosexuals are combining Viagra with methamphetamine and having a raging good condom-less time. An earlier NYT article (which we can't find now, sorry) says

"Prayer is the single most powerful tool we have on Earth. And yet so many people misunderstand it–or ignore it altogether. Prayer is our ability to talk directly to God–and to listen to God tell us how to live our lives. Those who ignore prayer–and God,

Prosecutors in Michigan are using the state's anti-terrorism threat law to prosecute students who threaten violence against other children. According to prosecutors, there are no statutes at their disposal for these types of cases. It sounds like the Michigan legislature needs to pass such a statute. It'

According to the Associated Press, a man convicted in the nation's first felony case against illegal spamming was sentenced to nine years in prison. Jeremy Jaynes sent millions of spam e-mails, and his operations grossed up to $750,000 per month. We wonder if Jaynes was the guy

Eric Scheske recently picked up Flannery O'Connor's The Habit of Being again. A collection of her letters from 1948 until her death in 1964, it's a thick book, about 600 pages. Eric started reading it about three years ago and loves it, but something

One reader has questioned whether a bottle of wine and a can of beer (Eric's consumption last night) is excessive drinking. Not by our standards. A bottle of wine equals a six pack of beer, so Eric consumed seven beers over the course of three+ hours. He'

NYTimes LINK [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/08/business/08walmart.html?ei=5090&en=af8d95bdca37c318&ex=1270612800&adxnnl=1&partner=rssuserland&adxnnlx=1113062409-7qn6+jsp8BhyoLbnPBDgmQ] This is the first time we've ever gotten the feeling that something might be caught in the wheels

Oh, the best laid plans! It's a glorious weekend here: Spring weather in the 60s and 70s, no clouds, small breeze. Eric left work early on Friday (4:00), came home and went for a walk with Mad Max in the jogging stroller. When he got back, he

The clever John Robson has written a good piece about JPII, the modern world's sex obsession, and its corresponding rejection of truth. There's no link yet, but it'll be on his site [http://www.thejohnrobson.com/] in a few days. Here's an