tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post1064680840976389179..comments2024-02-24T05:19:10.949-05:00Comments on Durham-in-Wonderland: Top 32 Countdown, Ikcjohnson9http://www.blogger.com/profile/09625813296986996867noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25723728449543192242007-09-19T22:01:00.000-04:002007-09-19T22:01:00.000-04:00Thank you for doing the extensive research into th...Thank you for doing the extensive research into the Lacrosse Case. <BR/> I cannot find out the answer to a question, and would appreciate your help. I would like to know what charges, particularly any felonies, could have been brought against Crystal Mangum?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-81153112765123340302007-09-19T16:56:00.000-04:002007-09-19T16:56:00.000-04:00No doubt the Durham officals would be so scared by...No doubt the Durham officals would be so scared by your threat, that they would say "We will get right on it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-9348892404829446242007-09-19T12:58:00.000-04:002007-09-19T12:58:00.000-04:0031) “Burn it down!”--Nifong citizens committee co-...<I>31) “Burn it down!”<BR/><BR/>--Nifong citizens committee co-chair Victoria Peterson, outside the lacrosse players’ house, during the New Black Panthers’ visit to Durham. <B>Last week, Peterson was endorsed for City Council by the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People.</B></I><BR/><BR/>The three guys suing the city are much more restrained than I am. My reaction to the highlighted bit would have been to immediately call the city's lawyers and say "Remember the $30,000,000? Now it's $39,000,000. If Peterson wins, it goes up to $60,000,000." <BR/><BR/>And then make sure it got leaked to the press.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-88891196068669434222007-09-19T11:41:00.000-04:002007-09-19T11:41:00.000-04:00I always thought the question(s) should be, "Is __...I always thought the question(s) should be, "Is ____ a progressive?"<BR/><BR/>It appears that there are ample faculty progressives to go around. They simply think that the basis of communism was right, but that no one, other than they, are qualified to properly implement the controls. They'll get it right this time, trust them...<BR/><BR/>They key is to monitor what they DO, not what they say. <BR/><BR/>The Duke hoax has brought about a bit of clarity on this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70724982978494730522007-09-19T11:32:00.000-04:002007-09-19T11:32:00.000-04:00"Duke Students for an Ethical Duke"This should str..."Duke Students for an Ethical Duke"<BR/><BR/>This should strike a chord. Where are all the students FOR an unethical Duke?<BR/><BR/>The fact that an organization of students would feel the need to form a group to address faculty and administration ethics is simply amazing to me.<BR/><BR/>Who among us is for dirty water? <BR/><BR/>Yet the administration, BOT, and what may be a inordinate number of faculy not only are for dirty water, but they insist everyone else drink from the same polluted well.<BR/><BR/>Stunning...<BR/><BR/>One wonders if some of the Klan of 88 want to protest the organization by having sit-ins in the student leaders dorm rooms. Maybe they will barricade themselves in...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-3076156879805462862007-09-19T09:54:00.000-04:002007-09-19T09:54:00.000-04:00RRHYes ... a tax return that shows little income i...RRH<BR/><BR/>Yes ... a tax return that shows little income is a blessing when it comes to Federal financial aide guidelines. But there is a catch, one needs to have assets in a form that doesn't generate income (IRA, Keough, pension, trusts funds, off-shore accounts in equity securities with no dividends). Otherwise, the assets become the basis for calculating the "Expected Family Contribution."<BR/><BR/>For a need blind school like Duke, a low income and no qualifying assets are a blessing.<BR/>___________________________________<BR/><BR/>To emphasize my earlier point and in my case, every dollar that I earn in excess of $50,000 (and up to about $250,000) is effectively taxed at a rate of 88% -- for the next 10 years while my kids are in school. So if I have a choice between a job paying $250,000 and one paying $50,000, I am for the most part indifferent. Only if the income clears the $250,000 hurdle does it really get my attention.<BR/>_________________________________<BR/><BR/>Last year was not a good year for my family -- my wife went through breast cancer and I didn't work so that I could help her. One consequence: my income declined to about $60,000 +/- (since 1997 it had been well north of 6 figures). But what I found was that under the Federal guidelines for financial aide, one son received a $32,000 grant-in-aide. Not a loan, a grant. $32,000 is the equivalent of $54,000 pre-tax. So by not producing income, I produced the equivalent of income.<BR/><BR/>Stunning, huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-50005986379145395592007-09-19T08:00:00.000-04:002007-09-19T08:00:00.000-04:00re: "five-o'clock charlie"Whatever his motivation,...re: "five-o'clock charlie"<BR/><BR/>Whatever his motivation, I found it interesting how often the answer was "yes." Much more often than I would expect from a random sampling of the US population.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62163690983332309642007-09-19T07:57:00.000-04:002007-09-19T07:57:00.000-04:00inman (9/18/07 10:52 PM) came up with some usefull...inman (9/18/07 10:52 PM) came up with some usefully detailed information re FASFA:<BR/><BR/><I>...the Federal system then says that a family must devote 47% ...FOURTY SEVEN PERCENT... of its so-called after-tax disposable income to fund eduaction. ... Families are encouraged to incur Federally guaranteed debt....</I><BR/><BR/>This is one of the most important ways in which the Federal government has distorted the market for higher education.<BR/><BR/>It's an important part of what has allowed tuition to grow at twice the rate of inflation for decade after decade.<BR/>It's funded the "angry studies" departments.<BR/>It's funded the petty-tyrant deans who micromanage student life.<BR/><BR/>Government interventions like FASFA are justified to the public on the assumption that higher education is a benefit to the individual and society. This is a plausible claim if you're studying economics, chemical engineering or Chinese history at a university. It's even more plausible if you're at a voc-tech learning to weld. As a taxpayer and voter I don't believe it's a plausible claim in regards to Womens Studies.<BR/><BR/>If society is going to look at at the Duke Lacrosse Burning, the Summers affair, the Ward Churchill affair ... and decide we want to stop supporting this bullshit, modifying FASFA is a good place to start. <BR/><BR/>Reduce the 47%.<BR/>Look at the expected income of the graduate when deciding how large a loan to back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-62168044886990535342007-09-19T07:41:00.000-04:002007-09-19T07:41:00.000-04:00anonymous 9/18/07 9:09 PM said:# 89 said... did th...anonymous 9/18/07 9:09 PM said:<BR/><I># 89 said... <BR/>did that guy really call himself a "thugniggaintellectual"?? I thought this was an Ivy school?</I><BR/><BR/>That's a scam Duke's been trying to pull for years. Somehow they even got the US News & World Report rankings to go along with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-70699663847587685302007-09-19T01:33:00.000-04:002007-09-19T01:33:00.000-04:00Being an RN works so poorly that they are offered ...Being an RN works so poorly that they are offered seven jobs for every five they apply for. the number of jobs an RN can work is only limited by how many hours they need to sleep. Actually, you can get RN jobs that are on-call positions and can sleep while waiting to be called. I would recommend nursing to anyone who wants a solid paying position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-1918764850299862012007-09-19T00:34:00.000-04:002007-09-19T00:34:00.000-04:00Inman, it sounds like what you're saying is that a...Inman, it sounds like what you're saying is that <B>at the time one fills out this application</B> it would be best to be paying one's expenses throught debt, not income. Am I right? This is sort of an important question for me.<BR/><BR/>RRHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-25406358872820383982007-09-18T23:50:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:50:00.000-04:00inman 10:52 said... ....So what happens. Families ...inman 10:52 said... <BR/><BR/>....So what happens. Families are encouraged to incur Federally guaranteed debt. Families and children become indebted to a system that encourages a higher education, but that in some cases involves such ludicrous pursuits as the '88 -- good God, that's double jeopardy.<BR/>...Upon graduation, the bill comes due. This is a bill that is paid over a decade or more.<BR/>:: <BR/>Double jeopardy yes but you get to work at Borders and Barnes & Noble and have fun and ...after a year or so you have a voice in the decision about which books are ordered.<BR/><BR/>Guess you could go back to school and become a nurse but that doesn't seem to work well.<BR/><BR/>How about journalism school and earn a masters and a soapbox?<BR/>::<BR/>GPGary Packwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177986821224068759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-16865071669634500002007-09-18T23:36:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:36:00.000-04:00TO "inman"--You have presented a very grave and de...TO "inman"--<BR/><BR/>You have presented a very grave and depressing scenario; however, you have also just made me feel very good at the same time.<BR/><BR/>I don't owe anything to anyone.<BR/><BR/>Not one cent as of this very moment!<BR/><BR/>:>)Debrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04567454727276881424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-77942720227462665642007-09-18T22:52:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:52:00.000-04:00There are at least two types of slavery. The firs...There are at least two types of slavery. The first, about which much has been written, is that which is enforced by corporal punishment, even death. The second, and perhaps more insidious, is that which coerces the individual to accept, willingly, economic chains which enslave the soul, which enslave the will to be free.<BR/><BR/>There is a stain on modern America. The culture of debt -- <I>know your FICO score</I> -- and the notion that indebtedness is the norm and that in fact debt MUST be incurred to obtain a high score. This is the moral equivalent of iron chains being bound on the psyche of too many people.<BR/><BR/>It is also the worst enemy of higher education.<BR/><BR/>I recently analyzed the FASFA and the law relating to Federal funding of education. FASFA is the Federally mandated and uniform application for financial aide to attend a post-secondary eduactional institution. Any child who wishes to attend college must complete a FASFA.<BR/><BR/>Let's assume that all parents are prepared to circumnavigate the complexity of that application. (Barrier to entry number one.) Let's then assume that they are the average family with two children and an income of about $50,000. (I believe that's about the average.) <I><B> Let's also assume that this family has a car payment and a credit card bill. Not unusual.</I></B><BR/><BR/>The FASFA application, the Federal system, does not take debt into account. It assumes that the applicant has no debt....<BR/><BR/>...and then here's the real insult ...<BR/><BR/>...the Federal system then says that a family must devote 47% ...<I><B>FOURTY SEVEN PERCENT</I></B>... of its so-called after-tax disposable income to fund eduaction. This is the equivalent of a tax that for the average family is in effect confiscation of income (47% FASFA requirement + 25 % Federal Tax + 7.65% FICA + 6% State = <B>85.65%</B> ----> an average family paying for education must devote 85.65% of its income to payment OTHER THAN HOUSING, UTILITIES, FOOD, MEDICAL BILLS, etc.) <BR/><BR/>So what happens. Families are encouraged to incur Federally guaranteed debt. Families and children become indebted to a system that encourages a higher education, but that in some cases involves such ludicrous pursuits as the '88 -- good God, that's double jeopardy.<BR/><BR/>Upon graduation, the bill comes due. This is a bill that is paid over a decade or more.<BR/><BR/>This is the economic equivalent of slavery. If one wants an higher education, one must become an indentured servant. And then the concerns about how one's views will affect one's career become paramount -- I'll bet that Susan Thorne has financial obligations, perhaps even student loans, that weigh on her decisions. In other words, she is a slave on the modern day economic plantation. <BR/><BR/>The Federal system as currently written effectively says that a brilliant child of a hardworking family, white, black, hispanic, asian ... doesn't matter...that the brilliant child may not be able to attend college at all.<BR/><BR/>This, in my judgment, is the single biggest disgrace of Federal fiscal policy.<BR/><BR/>Please excuse my soapbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-89022178698685615532007-09-18T22:38:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:38:00.000-04:00To 4:36Many of us know about life in the academy. ...To 4:36<BR/><BR/>Many of us know about life in the academy. Some claim to know more than others. It is tiresome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-65063746458711433242007-09-18T21:53:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:53:00.000-04:00To 8:33If you knew how much goes on between male c...To 8:33<BR/><BR/>If you knew how much goes on between male college professors and 18 year old students you would not send your child to university.<BR/><BR/>Harvard, at least, has had the backbone to fire those who have used grade retaliation. Not so for the schools who have picked up these losers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-78639578535389432552007-09-18T21:09:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:09:00.000-04:00did that guy really call himself a "thugniggaintel...did that guy really call himself a "thugniggaintellectual"?? I thought this was an Ivy school?<BR/><BR/>Dear High School Students - <BR/><BR/>You are the future of this world. Please do not apply to Duke. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.<BR/><BR/>Signed,<BR/>#89Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-87484925412314487412007-09-18T21:06:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:06:00.000-04:00This beleagured, suffering academic realizes the w...<I>This beleagured, suffering academic realizes the wrong she has done. She's no weasel. She has an active conscience.</I><BR/><BR/>That's speculating at best. On what evidence? Sorry, I must have missed the part where she exercised it publically.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08179466916477423331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-28220976191122122962007-09-18T20:49:00.000-04:002007-09-18T20:49:00.000-04:00Anonymous said... Steven Horwitz said of Five O...Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> Steven Horwitz said of Five O'Clock Charlie...<BR/><BR/> And he IS irrationally afraid of communists, given that he's worried that everyone involved in the case is one, when clearly most are not.<BR/><BR/> 9/18/07 3:34 PM<BR/><BR/> Actually, Steven, I think Charto lie's point is to associate us (both DiW and its commentariat") with "McCarthyism".<BR/><BR/> RRH<BR/><BR/><BR/>That's always been my theory for what motivates <I>is blank a communist?</I>. It would be interesting to have "ibac" comment on what was motivating him for the past 6 or 8 months before the blog ends.wayne fonteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082812958420391750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-83895423378066358212007-09-18T20:33:00.000-04:002007-09-18T20:33:00.000-04:00“Mr. Rosenberg said he did so because he was conce...“Mr. Rosenberg said he did so because he was concerned with the prevalence of alcohol on campus and bothered by ‘affluent kids violating the law to get exploited women to take their clothes off when they could get as much hookup as they wanted from rich and attractive Duke coeds.’”<BR/><BR/>When my daughter begins college - many years from now - I suspect I will not have to worry as much about her male class mattes and a campus of violence as her professors who seem to think female students are there not to learn but to act as "hookup" partner for athletes. Thanks Prof. Rosenberg for clarifying campus culture.<BR/><BR/><BR/>What a marooon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-49986734102451298112007-09-18T20:13:00.000-04:002007-09-18T20:13:00.000-04:00KC, I hope you don't forget "whatever they did is ...KC, I hope you don't forget "whatever they did is bad enough" quote. It's my favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-47534779226491369112007-09-18T19:51:00.000-04:002007-09-18T19:51:00.000-04:00hman 6:22. Things in fact are often not what they...hman 6:22. Things in fact are often not what they seem. General Edward Porter Alexander strongly believed that a Confederate victory would have been a disaster and balkanized this country, exactly as you suggest, leading to marginalization and vulnerability of both North and South. I believe that slavery, as an institution, was on its way out. But it was part of the fabric of life in the United States until 1865. The assassination of Lincoln was of course a catastrophe, leading to the abuses against the South during Reconstruction, which led to the direct racial discrimination of the Jim Crow laws. Many perceptions of injustices in the South originated in events occurring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, rather than the plantation era of the ante-bellum years.<BR/><BR/>And, KC, I really did not mean to go off on a tangent, the original intent of my post was to wonder what would happen in a Thorne/Glymph Plantations Course if one were to go against conventional wisdom. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-80205303214539949702007-09-18T19:13:00.000-04:002007-09-18T19:13:00.000-04:00With the decline of American education, a good per...With the decline of American education, a good percentage of students who neither know that Mexico is on our southern border or find the USA on a global map, it wiil not belong before students are saying "Slavery? "Whats that about?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-13973817911218563052007-09-18T18:22:00.000-04:002007-09-18T18:22:00.000-04:00To 4:54 The real issue at stake in the American ...To 4:54<BR/> The real issue at stake in the American Civil War was whether the "America" created by the Constitution of 1789 was a nation-state or not. Because if was and intended to be a nation-state, the secessionists had to be opposed by any means necessary.<BR/> Slave holders and other malcontents could have left the USA, no one was stopping them. They just could not take American territory with them as they did so.<BR/> London and every other European capitol would have rejoiced to see the USA fail as a unified country.<BR/> By the way, would the CSA have cheerfully allowed Louisiana to secede and to re-connect with France?<BR/> Something about the deep South has always struck me as inimical to coherent thinking about politics and lawful process. Slavery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32542246.post-42381410339574916792007-09-18T17:44:00.000-04:002007-09-18T17:44:00.000-04:00As to Susan Thorne (who does not merit any honorif...As to Susan Thorne (who does not merit any honorific title, IMO)<BR/><BR/>"No snowflake ever felt responsible for an avalanche."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com