I was reading an essay in the Wall Street Journal about affirmative action and the research-based negative results that occur as a result of mismatching. To summarize, the whole process ends up being more destructive than constructive in that students…
Thoughts on Affirmative Action
I wanted to provide my thoughts on the Supreme Court weighing in on the Fisher versus University of Texas affirmative action case, whereby Abigail Fisher is challenging the university on using race as a criteria in evaluating a candidate’s entry….
Which City is Better: San Francisco vs Oakland
On my way to work, I saw the newspaper headline asking which Bay Area metropolis is better. I don’t remember which periodical it was. I didn’t stop to read it. I only made a mental note to blog about it….
Money Monday: UC Pledge
This is an email from the Cal Alumni Assocation. A new economic impact report demonstrates just how important UC is to our state’s economic future: Every $1 the State invests in UC and its students helps attract other revenues and…
The Drunk Double Major
The first time I got drunk was my third year of college. Pretty good considering I’d started drinking even before my teens, playing spin the bottle with sugary wine coolers—Seagram’s Tahitian Sunset—kiddie alcohol. But by the time I finished freshman…
Money Monday: Public vs Private Education
The spring philanthropy magazine for Cal alumni arrived and like all my mags, I carry them around with me and read them while waiting for those damn Muni busses. I should point out that reading the alumni magazine is the…
Random Musings from the Interweb
Alumni musings: Picture here is the winner of the UC Berkeley 2011 graduation photo contest. Golda Hernandez ’10 (Photo credit Randy Olaes) Food musings: After I wrote that post about YFC, looks like Ad Hoc will be serving fried chicken…