September 2010
September 21st, 2010
Written by Sticky Wicket in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 1 Comment
Dear Sticky Wicket,President Barack Obama is our first African-American president. Based upon all the issues he inherited (wars on two fronts, the highest level of national debt, and a very sick economy), do you think he is being judged more harshly than former President George Bush? ~ Alonzo WestonBarack Obama rode a wave of popularity among blacks and whites to win the presidency in 2008. Now,...
September 17th, 2010
Written by Francesca Biller in Feature Stories with 2 Comments
If you ask any group of Americans today what comes to mind when they hear the utopian metaphor of 'The Melting Pot,' you will hear as many different answers as there are cultures and inflections, including some who see the pot as boiling over, rather than melting in any tasteful or well-tempered recipe. When the phrase was first widely used as an arguably harmonious gesture during the great...
September 15th, 2010
Written by Sticky Wicket in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,Why do we refer to most pastries collectively as Danishes? Did pastries, or a recognizable type of pastry, originate with the Danes?~ Cindy FerrainoWalk into any morning business meet and greet, or a comfy lounge area in a hotel, or conference center, and you will find a delightful and enticing display of portable treats to keep you moving and grooving until lunchtime. We refer...
September 13th, 2010
Written by Matthew Ari Jen... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 6 Comments
Preparing For An Honest Dialogue: Examining The Sociology Of RaceCompiled by, Matthew A. Jendian, Ph.D.Associate Professor & Chair of SociologyCalifornia State University, Fresno(The following essay is compiled from excerpts of Allan G. Johnson’s Privilege, Power, & Difference, McGraw Hill, 2000, and Paula S. Rothenberg’s White Privilege, Worth Publishers, 2005, which I have adapted,...
September 13th, 2010
Written by Janice S. Ellis... in National Collegiate Dialogue with 37 Comments
Oh, how we carry on a love-hate relationship with color. Color, in all its vibrant variety, is one of the spices of life. It excites and stimulates the imagination. Painters and photographers capture it on canvas. It is captured on the printed page in poetry and prose.We marvel at the awesome beauty and bounty of nature’s parade of color – blossoms and flowers in spring and summer, the maple...