The historic rivalries of the Ivy League have reached the Internet in the form of an online computer game that is a riff on classic territorial-conquest board games, such as Risk.
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Storming the Campuses
Posted by Ted Hopton on April 19, 2008
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Philosophy’s Almost Trendy
Posted by Ted Hopton on April 6, 2008
I just read an article in the NYT about the increased popularity of philosophy as an undergraduate major: In a “New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined.” It’s interesting to see the reasons for this trend, and it reminded me of my own time as an undergraduate (nostalgia alert).
When I began as an undergraduate, I was ravenous for learning. I got the course catalogue before my freshman year and devoured it, fascinated by all that I could learn. I couldn’t wait to try all kinds of courses of study. Neuroscience, I still recall, sounded amazing.
And then there was philosophy. I read Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance in high school and found it to be a thought-provoking glimpse into philosophy. I had a small inkling that maybe philosophy was what I was meant for, and Read the rest of this entry »
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Taxes and FAFSA
Posted by Ted Hopton on March 29, 2008
I haven’t written as frequently in this blog recently. I’m trying to prioritize, and since the deadline to file for financial aid for my daughter’s college is March 31, that’s a top priority. And to file the financial aid forms I have to do my taxes.
So, I’ve been having loads of fun discovering that somehow my withholding wasn’t right again this year and so I owe Uncle Sam big bucks, as well as learning that the formula the FAFSA uses to calculate Expected Family Contribution (EFC) assumes I have lots of money lying around (yet I sure haven’t seen it).
At least she is going to a state school so that helps, but it’s ironic that her total cost per year is Read the rest of this entry »
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