I am normally not in favor of punitive justice…

…but I’m having an awfully hard time not thinking this is a good idea:
A civil trial is under way in the case of an Oregon State University fraternity member who shot a homeless man.
On Oct. 14, 2006, Dennis Sanderson, 41, was shot in the leg with a .22-caliber rifle behind the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity [...]

Sand Ridge rehires administrator who resigned in 2004

From the Lebanon Express:
Sand Ridge Charter Schools have a new principal, but he is no stranger to the two campuses.
John Leon was administrator at the school before, resigning in 2004.
He was hired Sept. 15, said director of operations Mary Northern.
Leon declined an interview with the Lebanon Express.
Interesting that he declined a interview.  I think that’s [...]

Sprenger should know better on taxes

Two legislative bills have been referred to the ballot for a special election in January 2010.  Both are tax increases – one on individuals and one on corporations.  Both are relatively small increases; the personal income  tax increase is marginal and only applies to people making above $250,000, and the corporate tax reforms, while a [...]

Somebody Buy Joe Lieberman a Puppy…. and then see what he does with it

From Nate Silver (I also stole the first half the title of the post from 538), a great post on the current state of health insurance reform in the Senate as it pertains to Joe Lieberman:
But while a Nelson or a Lincoln is liable to have a fairly rational set of concerns — basically, they [...]

I guess that’s it, then

After the meeting, Faculty Senate President Paul Doescher said the campus is divided about Ray’s vision of the future.
“There are some faculty that are embracing the change, there are some faculty that are skeptical, and there are some that are waiting and watching and debating this change. But ultimately it’s the president’s decision,” Doescher said.
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The dark side of OSU’s reorganization

From the Daily Barometer:
Over the course of roughly the last five months, a small group of people have been moving to realign OSU for the future. Whether in the hands of the committee commissioned by President Ray, or in the behind-the-scenes planning of senior administrators and a few select faculty, a vision has been set, [...]

Conservative astroturf ‘paper’ sues OSU, plus bonus OSU/Baro commentary

The Liberty
From the Gazette-Times:
CORVALLIS – The Oregon State University student group that publishes The Liberty, a conservative-leaning journal, has sued OSU officials, arguing that the university has discriminated against the journal by arbitrarily limiting the opportunities for its distribution.
And from the Daily Barometer:
During the 2009 winter term, OSU removed seven fixed distribution bins they said [...]

Yom Kippur, OSU and the GT

About a month ago, my friend Eric put up a post on Yom Kippur and OSU, pointing out that of all the OUS schools, only UO had chosen not to have classes on Yom Kippur (this year, the 28th of September), and that the statewide Provost’s Council had discussed the issue five years ago (see [...]

Jhumpa Lahiri

I just finished Jhumpa Lahiri’s Interpreter of Maladies, and it’s a fantastic collection of short stories.  I highly recommend it.  I am posting on it, though, because of the passage that closes the book:
Still, there are times I am bewildered by each mile I have traveled, each meal I have eaten, each person I have [...]