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A University Student’s Schedule… from 500 Years Ago 1
- Education
- August 18, 2016
As we at Intellectual Takeout have recently pointed out, today’s college students aren’t devoting very much time to studying. The typical modern student spends less than 3 hours per day on education-related activities, i.e., attending class and studying. Undoubtedly this phenomenon is in large part due to the swelled ranks of college students combined with
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Professors Work to Restore Free Speech on Campus 0
- Education
- August 18, 2016
Four classically liberal professors and an economist named Adam Smith walk into a room. No, this isn’t the beginning of a bad joke; it was the first event of the Classical Liberals in the Carolinas conference held last week at Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte. The annual conference, now in its third year, was
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LGBT Site Retracts Favorable Review of ‘Racist’ Gay Taco Film 0
- Culture
- August 18, 2016
Funny man Seth Rogan apparently pushed the boundaries of comedy too far in Sausage Party, a computer-animated comedy starring himself, Salma Hayek, Kristen Wiig, and a dozen other Hollywood funny people. The film features a taco (Hayek) who develops feelings for a hotdog bun (Wiig). Get it? The movie is causing a bit of a
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Princeton HR Scrubs Word ‘Man’ From Lexicon 0
- Education
- August 18, 2016
Via the College Fix: The Princeton University HR department has largely wiped the word “man” from its vocabulary. The relatively new policy in effect at the Ivy League institution spells out the directive in a four-page memo that aims to make the department more gender inclusive. Instead of using “man,” employees are told to use
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‘Talking It Out’ Is Not Always Helpful 1
- August 18, 2016
If you’re visibly dejected or upset, those around us will often ask, “Hey, what’s wrong?” and then quickly suggest, “Let’s talk about it.” The strategy of “talking it out” can be very helpful. There are times when we are bothered by something and discussing it with others helps dispel unnecessary darkness and puts things in
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6 Forgotten Tips from America’s Oldest Public School 0
- Education
- August 18, 2016
In the quest to reform the chaos which dominates America’s classrooms and the stagnation which plagues academic achievement scores, teachers, politicians, and education reform leaders are always looking for a silver bullet to solve our education problems. But there’s something we may not have considered. Is it possible that the path to fixing American education
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