Month: April 2009

I was surprised to learn that, last year, Yale College placed 1052 people on its waitlist.  60 received offers of admission.   MIT placed 700 students on the queue and…

A 43 year old man was, going by the name Perry Mason, was arrested in Houston today.  He apparently was practicing law without a license and collecting fees for it.…

Yesterday the SEC filed securities fraud charges against a firm for operating a $23 million investment scheme.  The SEC’s complaint alleges that the firm “purported to use investor funds to…

The AAUP's new report, On the Brink: The Annual Report of the Economic Status of the Profession 2008-09 is here.  The news isn't particularly good.  You may have heard...endowments are crashing.…

Did anyone notice Google's new feature - Google Latitude?  Google describes the service as follows: ===================== With Google Latitude, you can: See where your friends are and what they are…

Many readers may have watched television coverage of the Masters golf tournament over the weekend.  Some readers may know that golf legend Bobby Jones founded / created the Augusta National…

On a day dedicated to the Bill of Rights, Justice Clarence Thomas announced that he is kind of fed up with all this right talk.  From the NY Times:"Today there…

As Slate and the LA Times Jacket Copy blog both report, Amazon has pulled a tricky little maneuver to reduce the profile of a number of its...adult?...gay?...controversial?...titles.  Amazon continues to…

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports about growing public criticism of salaries at The Ohio State University, and other state schools.  The first, and most obvious, target of these attacks is Gordon…

Hobby Lobby is a privately held chain of retail stores with a wide range of product departments, including crafts, picture framing, fashion fabrics, and home accents.  The company operates over…