I spent half of the spring break in the Chi and have two “shout outs” to those I observed on the bar scene there: (1) To the men of Chicago: here’s to you, with your untucked striped shirts (open two buttons down) and jeans, your spiked hair and gold chains, and your Bud Lights. That’sContinueContinue reading “Chicago Shore Leave/Spring Break”
Author Archives: David Yamane
Thou Shalt Not Take Laettner’s Name in Vain
The following comment was posted recently in response to my prediction about Lee Melchionni: “i’m not sure where you are going with these duke comments! the next laettner??? just b/c he’s white? i don’t see the correlation. that’s like saying jamal boyken is the next grant hill or shane battier. or better yet- mike drumContinueContinue reading “Thou Shalt Not Take Laettner’s Name in Vain”
Speaking of Duke
Speaking of Duke, here’s a quote from a recent New York Times article called “Rebels with a Cross”: [Christian Smith, a University of North Carolina sociologist,] compared the romance of rebellion to the middle-class fascination with hip-hop culture. “Spoiled suburban white kids act like rappers, and there is a real connection to something, but reallyContinueContinue reading “Speaking of Duke”
Duke Basketball
Prediction: Lee Melchionni is the next Christian Laettner. Make of that what you will.
Not a big fan of tattoos
Given my advancing age, I’m not a big fan of tattoos generally, so I appreciated receiving the following “New Rule” for 2006 by George Carlin from a student. Thanks Juliet. New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn’t make you spiritual. It’s right above the crack of your ass. And itContinueContinue reading “Not a big fan of tattoos”
Student (Dis)Engagement?
From “A Very Long Disengagement” by Mark Bauerlein, Chronicle of Higher Education (6 January 2006): “Last spring Nielsen Media Research reported that the average college student watches 3 hours 41 minutes of television each day. . . . Last year the National Survey of Student Engagement found that 44 percent of first-year students never discussContinueContinue reading “Student (Dis)Engagement?”
Another Reason Not to Like 50 Cent
In addition to being an average talent, here is what 50 Cent had to say about George W. Bush: “I think he’s incredible. I think George Bush is a gangsta. That’s what I think. I wanna meet George Bush, just shake his hand and tell him how much of me I see in him. DoContinueContinue reading “Another Reason Not to Like 50 Cent”
Classroom Dynamics
“Any questions?” asked Howard. The answer to this never changed. Silence. But it was an interesting breed of silence particular to upscale liberal arts colleges. It was not silent because nobody had anything to say — quite the opposite. You could feel it, Howard could feel it, millions of things to say brewing in thisContinueContinue reading “Classroom Dynamics”
I Love the Suburbs
Since about 1996, I have lived “in the city.” But now my family lives in a city of suburbs, connected by various parkways to zip along to different suburban housing developments. We live in one such housing development (picture lots of cul-de-sacs and curving roads and no sidewalks). Why I love it: (1) No oneContinueContinue reading “I Love the Suburbs”
University for Sale?
Ridiculous title award: “[Name removed to protect the innocent] has been elected to serve for a year as the Seventh Prince of Asturias Chair at the BMW Center for German and European Studies at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.”