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Foot in Mouth

"Our tongue does a lot of cute stuff in there."

Foot in Mouth

Mike Medley
Intro to Linguistics

A place for objectivity?

For the past three years, I have avoided the opinion page. There is a place for opinion and a place for news, and I preferred to deal with news.
News is objective. It deals with hard facts and seeks truth outside of the self. Read more...

Watch your premises
A response to the advocates of the foreign language requirement

Earlier this year, the Academic Council passed a proposal that will require all students, beginning with next year's freshman class, to satisfy the elementary level of study in a foreign language. Its supporters claimed that, while this will have little or no effect on most incoming students, it shows that the school is committed to a globally-aware education. Read more...

Ask Ellie

Question: Do you think it's ok to come into college already in a relationship? If so, is it better to go to the same college or different colleges? Read more...