UVA timeline: [link]
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I hadn't heard any of the UVA stuff. And my brother took my nephew there for a college visit just last week, I think.
Happy birthday, Plei!
The dean of the school of commerce is their new interim president.
UVA Board essentially fired the UVA president under extremely shady circumstances. Apparently (from what I can glean from bloggers), the former president (Sullivan) was not a great fundraiser and they weren't particularly happy about that. Further, sounds like UVA wants to get into online courses in a big way.
The board is politically appointed by the governor, even though the state contributes 7% to UVA coffers. They want a person who represents "strategic dynamism" to be the president. The board is mostly Wall Street types.
So symbolically this is bullshit for a variety of reasons. I mean no disrespect to buffistas who work in banks, but why are we trusting bankers and venture capitalists without question?
We pretty much do not give deference to anyone (including the President - especially when he is Black), but we let bankers do whatever the fuck. Even at our educational institutions.
This is all bullshit.
happy b-day plei!
Happy Birthday, Plei!
Happy birthday, Ple! I hope somebody remembers to give you some weirdasss Canadian candies and/or cookies that you can't get stateside.
Happy Birthday Plei!
Birthday Happies Plei!!
Happy Birthday Plei!
I just called to try and get an earlier appointment with the dermatologist, but going to another office, and the next available appointment at any office with any dermatologist is July 31. Yesterday they had one for this afternoon and I did not take it because I did not have a way to get there, and now I am kicking myself.