#campus culture

[alwaysbewoke]

Imagine how many people JUST LIKE HER are in ICU, TRAUMA, BIRTH AND DELIVERY, NICU, STEP-DOWN UNITS, PYSCH WARDS, ELDERLY CARE, OBGYN, CARDIOLOGY, POST OP CARE, etc…

[wordshaveteeth]

Interpreting a campus lecture as violence is a choice, and it is a choice that increases your pain with respect to the lecture while reducing your options for how to respond. If you interpret a speech by Milo Yiannopolous as a violent attack on your fellow students, then you have a moral obligation to do something about it, perhaps even something violent. That is precisely how trolls manipulate their victims.

But if you keep the distinction between speech and violence clear in your mind, then many more options are available to you.

- Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Generation for Failure

[drjvh]

Advancing Innovation and Access in Higher Education: A New Podcast Episode

I hope this message finds you well. I’m thrilled to share with you a recent podcast episode where I had the pleasure of discussing some of the most pressing topics in higher education today. As Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Western Michigan University, these issues are close to my heart, and I am excited to delve into them with you. In the episode, hosted by Jacob Easley II,…

[engineeringpu]

From Campus Culture to Curriculum: What Makes Plaksha the Best Choice?

Are you wondering why students are choosing Plaksha University for their B.Tech education? In this video, current Plaksha students share their experiences and insights on what sets our university apart. From the dynamic campus culture that fosters innovation and creativity to the industry-relevant curriculum that prepares students for the future of work, Plaksha is the ideal destination for students seeking a cutting-edge education. Our students share their personal stories and experiences, highlighting the many unique aspects of Plaksha that make it the best choice for B.Tech. Tune in to discover why Plaksha University is a great place to pursue your B.Tech dreams!

[treerootnibbler]

Celebrities are disgusting, they are greedy, they are selfish.. stop pretending they are anything more and stop idolizing one of the worst things a person can be.. look at the things they buy and the things they wear and remind yourself where that money instead could have gone to.. they don't care about you, I can't stress that enough, they profit off you and nothing more.. blockout2024 is incredible, please participate... Palestine is dying, they did nothing with their power and money and that is nothing short of evil.. block them, stop giving them money and give to Palestine and other people in need.. don't be like a celebrity and give your money and attention to the people that matter, because they sure as hell won't.. they never have

[myeonzen]

campus crush

[nixthelapin]

I don’t think enough people realize that Origins Pt. 1 & 2 happen on the same day

In French schools, they have a long lunch break, so lots of kids just go home for that time then come back. Seriously, they get like 90min- 2hours! (Which blows my mind as an American, who only got 30 minutes for my lunch break)

So when Adrien runs away again to school, the stuff that went on with the seats, the hurt from Kim taunting Ivan, Marinette’s insecurity about being picked as Ladybug, is still fresh! They didn’t even have the night to process it!

I just still see a lot of people who discuss origins talk about pt. 2 as “the next day,” when really it’s just the afternoon, so I thought I’d make a post finally lol

This has been a short PSA, thank you.

EDIT: ok, turns out I am a moron. I am being torn in the replies 😭 The amount of time for lunch in French schools is true, so I just took that info and went with it lol- I definitely should’ve just rewatched the episodes instead of being stupid, my bad y’all 😂

[kafkasapartment]

Diary Secrets #21 (St. John, 1953). Matt Baker cover. Arthur Peddy art.

[slavic-roots-western-mind]

Life in China Observations #4

It's been a while since I last did this, so let's go again!

Identity is complicated The question "where are you from" can be just as complicated as it is simple. For many people, their country of birth is where they're from, which is usually the case here. However, if you happen to be born in country A to parents from cultures B and C, immigrated and became a citizen of country D and now attend university in country E and are now on an exchange program in China, the question "where are you from" is not that easily answered. From what some of my friends told me, where you're from is actually the place where your dad was born in even though you may have been born in a different city which is a pretty interesting concept known as the "ancestral home" - 祖籍 (zǔjí) or 籍贯 (jígùan).

You have to make the first step I may have mentioned this in a previous post, but people are constantly doing something and unless you specifically and intentionally reach out and work on your friendship, you may end up drifting apart. Maybe this is a specific thing, but back home I could go a few weeks without really reaching out to my friends and then someone would suggest grabbing lunch together and it would be like no time had passed at all since we last saw each other. Here? Quite different.

Beauty and pop trends There are all sorts of weird and wonderful trends that you can come across in China. From using bread as a study tactic to decorating your workplace with banana plants, I feel like the more I assimilate here, the bigger the reverse culture shock will be when I go back home, and not just for me. dr.candiselin covers some of these trends on Instagram (not a promo post!), and I recommend checking out her content, it's quite brilliant.

Taobao You can buy anything on taobao. Literally. I saw someone selling a house there. I was previously a little shocked to see animals such as cats and bunnies being sold, but after seeing houses and cars being sold I honestly don't know what else is there to surprise me with.

Prepare in advance (foodwise) for the lunar new year During those 8-12ish days during the holdiays a lot of stores were closed. The convenience store outside my campus was open thank God, because otherwise I would have been living on instant porridge and instant soup which was my main food source 2 weeks prior due to being ill and there is only so much instant oatmeal that you can eat before slightly losing it.

Being ill is a nightmare And I mean the mandatory-bed-rest-no-going-out-for-at-least-5-days ill kind. You need to go to the hospital or a clinic to get a note to give to your school otherwise the day's you're absent will be counted, and once they reach a specific percentage you won't be allowed to take the exam (which can seriously mess with your grades, even more if you're there as an exchange student).

The weather can change at the blink of an eye I remember back in December the weather was in the negative digits and then suddenly the next day it was around 20 celcius?? The very next day it went to 3-4, and even now in March it's very all over the place. The weather forecast is not that useful because I'll leave the dorms wearing my coat in the morning only to return carrying my coat, jumper, long-sleeved shirt and wearing only my t-shirt.

More affordable beauty products I saw some products go for around $80 online?? And here on Taobao they cost under $10? I'm assuming it's the shipping costs that drive up the price so drastically, and now I'm pondering whether it would be cheaper to order online or to travel to China every couple of years just to stock up on beauty products.

[sanctiphera]

...and the pendulum swings

Liked the wrong tweet, voted for the wrong candidate, praised the wrong movie, had the wrong opinion about Black Lives Matter, had a bad date, wore the wrong Halloween costume, and that was it. If you defended someone who wore “blackface” on Halloween once, you are a convicted racist, and you must apologize profusely or lose your job, sometimes both.

Who gets to stay and who has to go has been the sick little game we’ve all been playing, like we’re trapped in an episode of the Twilight Zone and are one wrong opinion away from being wished into the cornfield.

You, too, can now be humiliated in the public square. You can get your name on a list. You can get fired or not hired. Who would want a little monster like you on their team anyway? Not I, said the fly. Not me, said the bee.

Here we are, stuck with hundreds of thousands of young people graduating our universities who do not understand the difference between terrorism and war. So, who is teaching these kids?

These students didn’t “make anti-Israel statements.” They blamed Israel for the slaughter, suggesting it was justified. That’s like saying the Columbine or Newtown massacres were justified because the shooters had been bullied.

Or that the Manson murders were justified because Charles Manson had been treated so poorly. Or that the mass murder of children in the daycare center at the Oklahoma City Federal Building was justified because of what our government did to David Koresh.

Would you want someone working for you who said Hitler had a point in his mass genocide against the Jews because the United States did not deliver on its promise to help rebuild Germany after WWI?

Let this moment serve as a reality check and a warning to those naive young students that there is a difference between criticizing Israel, even protesting its war on Gaza, and justifying what Hamas did in Israel. Ignorance is no excuse. If your news is failing you, then find better news. Do the work. Educate yourself, as the kids like to say.

[...]

Welcome to the real world, kids. Remember all those “consequences” you’ve been shrieking about? Well, here they are! Come and get ‘em while they’re piping hot.

[wordshaveteeth]

The combination of common-enemy identity politics and microagression training creates an environment highly conducive to the development of a “call-out culture,” in which students gain prestige for identifying small offenses committed by members of their community, and then publicly “calling out” the offenders. One gets no points, no credit, for speaking privately and gently with an offender–in fact, that could be interpreted as colluding with the enemy. Call-out culture requires an easy way to reach an audience that can award status to people who shame or punish alleged offenders. This is one reason social media has been so transformative: there is always an audience eager to watch people being shamed, particularly when it is so easy for spectators to join in and pile on.

- Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting up a Generation for Failure

[quaalussy]

u wld think an event called open studio hosted by [college] art collective wld imply that u are welcome to come even if u arent friends with anyone on the exec board but u wld be wrong

[torahtot]

ok ive had enough of queering judaism. can we start judaizing queerness now. or something

[jacks-weird-world]