Why I Am Dropping Out of Administration - Manage Your Career By Carol J. Pardun Eight years ago, I decided to leave my secure life as a tenured faculty member at a prestigious flagship research university. People had been telling me for years that I would be a great administrator. At the end of the 2013-14 academic year, my grand experiment will end. My first administrative position went reasonably well. I found that opportunity at the University of South Carolina's journalism school. It is the logical next step. Except they're not. I always thought I would be a dean for a few years and then eventually end up as a provost. I am career-focused. What I came to realize is that management books, workshop leaders, and fellow administrators fail to share one critical piece of information with would-be administrators: Just because you want to move up doesn't mean that you will be able to move up at the times and places you might wish, and even when you get the chance, most likely the job was never intended to last forever. So I'm giving up. Carol J.
Inside the Accidental Dormitory That Is NYU’s Bobst Library (Illustration by Peter Oumanski) “Would you like a piece of bread?” Felix says, as if we had just been seated at a restaurant and etiquette required asking this before he could butter a roll for himself. But Felix and I aren’t flanking a breadbasket at a table for two. We’re on the lower level of NYU’s Elmer Holmes Bobst Library near Washington Square Park during the first week of fall term. “I keep a loaf for snacking,” Felix explains, then guides me to a wall of lockers. For a grand total of $225 per semester, Felix rents nine small cubbies, which he has named according to their contents: two “closets” (one for dressy clothes, another for casual), a “desk” (laptop, DVD player, several Ziploc bags filled with pens and pencils, stamps, and important documents), a “nightstand” (hairbands, water bottle, snacks), perhaps the most ironic “bookshelf” in existence, and a “bathroom” (toothbrush, deodorant, etc.). “Got any peanut butter? A sigh. “What do you do about girls?” “Nah.
Surviving Whole Foods | Kelly MacLean Whole Foods is like Vegas. You go there to feel good but you leave broke, disoriented, and with the newfound knowledge that you have a vaginal disease. Unlike Vegas, Whole Foods’ clientele are all about mindfulness and compassion... until they get to the parking lot. Then it’s war. As the great, sliding glass doors part I am immediately smacked in the face by a wall of cool, moist air that smells of strawberries and orchids. The first thing I see is the great wall of kombucha — 42 different kinds of rotten tea. Next I see the gluten-free section filled with crackers and bread made from various wheat-substitutes such as cardboard and sawdust. Next I approach the beauty aisle. I grab a handful of peanut butter pretzels on my way out of this stupid aisle. Next I come to the vitamin aisle which is a danger zone for any broke hypochondriac. I move on to the next aisle and ask the nearest Whole Foods clerk for help. I grab a couple of loaves of poison, and head to checkout.
A People's History of the United States The Note: This great book should really be read by everyone. It is difficult to describe why it so great because it both teaches and inspires. You really just have to read it. The disclaimer: This version is made from OCR. Everything you need to know about life under Obamacare What is Obamacare? It's more than just a bumper sticker. (Reuters/Jessica Rinaldi) “Obamacare” is what we’ve all apparently decided to call the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a set of health reforms passed by the Congress and signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. The law itself touches on everything from how hospitals are reimbursed for care to whether chain restaurants post calorie counts on their menus. When is Obamacare? Soon! Are you sure it will really start then? Pretty sure. Will Obamacare be available in every state? Some of it will, some of it won’t. What makes this particularly troublesome for the law (and, more to the point, for the uninsured) is that there are no subsidies for private insurance for people making less than the poverty line. This is a lot to read. Er, no. Ack, sorry, I meant "graphic novel" form. Sure. Actually, I like reading stuff. Here's the biggest thing to know about Obamacare: Most people will never notice it. Probably not. No. Sorry.
House Republicans and the Betrayal of Democracy | Geoffrey R. Stone Get Politics Newsletters: A threat is an expression of intention to inflict harm on others unless the target of the threat agrees to do what the person making the threat demands. A threat uses coercion rather than persuasion to effect change. As a general rule, democratic governments do not negotiate with those who threaten their people with harm. What makes the House Republicans' decision to shut down the federal government an immoral and unconscionable "threat" rather than an ordinary political disagreement? Of course, as the House Republicans glibly say on the talk shows, the Senate and the President can "solve" the problem any time they want by giving in to those who are inflicting ongoing harm to the nation. Of course, the House Republicans have every right to try to get their preferred policies enacted into law through the democratic process. The behavior of the House Republicans is nothing short of reprehensible.
5 Ways White Feminists Can Address Our Own Racism | Sarah Milstein Last month, the hashtag #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen erupted on Twitter. Started by Mikki Kendall, it immediately became a channel for women of color to call out how implicit racial bias, double standards for women of different races and overt racism are all baked into mainstream white feminism. If you've been following feminism for the past 150 years, you probably weren't surprised by the range of grievances. But if you're a white feminist and you were surprised or you felt defensive or you think you're not part of the problem, then now is the time to woman up, rethink your own role and help reshape feminism. While there are many reasons white feminists have to do this work, Kendall's hashtag highlighted an important one: we cannot credibly or successfully seek societal change when we ourselves create the same injustices we rail against. 1. Try this on for size: when you accidentally step on somebody else's foot, you do not make your good intentions the focus of the episode. 2. 3. 4. 5.
4 'Magic' Phrases to Use if Cops Stop You with Pot Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/bikeriderlondon November 21, 2013 | Like this article? Join our email list: Stay up to date with the latest headlines via email. This article originally appeared on Ladybud.com. If you use pot you are a criminal. This is true [according to federal authorities] even in Colorado and Washington, where the feds continue to outlaw cannabis. During a police encounter, the best case scenario is you will be let go with a warning or simple citation. To win that court battle, your lawyer needs to be able to prove the police acted illegally and the evidence should therefore be thrown out. The Magic Words What are the magic words, you ask? If they reply that you are free to go, then you are free to go. You must use all of the magic words and use them in this order. How Do the Magic Words Work? The first question, “Am I free to go,” clarifies if you are being detained or not.
Venice Is the Best Neighborhood in Los Angeles, But I'm Leaving Venice has always been too good to be true. From its not-so-humble beginnings, when a tobacco magnate named Abbot Kinney dredged a bunch of unnecessary canals to build Venice of America, to The Doors, man, and Ed Moses and Dennis Hopper, to the sliding and flying Z-Boys, to the warring V13 and Shoreline Crips -- the chapters of Venice history are written before the era is even finished. Venice is "where art meets crime," but the art has not been good for years and the crime not as bad for almost as long. I love it. Venice is the best neighborhood in Los Angeles. Forget Echo Park. The Venice Boardwalk is full of crap, but even locals don't stay away. Venice is incredibly walkable. See also: Top 10 Bars in Venice And once you hop on a bike, you're in Santa Monica, home of chain stores and tall condos. The water quality in Venice is among the best in the county. Venice is the best neighborhood in Los Angeles, but I'm leaving. The rents have gone up. See also: