In yet another vindication of Wikipedia, the prestigious science journal Nature just released a fascinating article, Internet encyclopaedias go head to head which did some thorough research and discovered that at least in science, Wikipedia is on par with the Encyclopedia Britannica for accuracy (if not elegance). Disclaimer: I’m a proud Wikipedian (username GlenDavis)
Category: Asides
short little soundbytes
Vaguely Surprising
The Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths apparently merits an article on Wikipedia.
Is Stanford Worth It?
Our teammate Lindsey found a great article about the return-on-investment of elite schools like Stanford.
Pregnancy, Skydiving, and Asphalt. Ouch.
On Shayna Richardson’s first ever solo jump her main parachute and her backup malfunctioned and she hit the ground face-first at 50mph. Ouch. While in the hospital she learned she was pregnant. The baby seems to be fine. found via my pastor
Too funny…
Tired of those annoying “ask your doctor commercials”?
They just got served.
Actual Details On The Giant Black Box Called Springfield
Rich Tatum posted a fascinating article on the recent Assemblies of God restructuring process. These are the kind of details I’d like to get from headquarters instead of the usual rah-rah stuff I get in the ministers’ letter or Enrichment Journal.
The Facebook In The WSJ
Extremely popular website the Facebook seems to be alarming some college administrators.
In The Dorms This Morning
I was on campus this morning strolling through Toyon, and I noticed a lot of apparently dorm-sponsored flyers celebrating Hanukah and Kwanzaa. I noticed something was missing, and so I asked a student if there were any dorm-sponsored Christmas acknowledgements anywhere in the dorm. She said no.
I Just Coined a New Word
Gumnastics:
(1) as a noun, the fascinating facial contortions of a toothless person
(2) as an adjective (gumnastic), of or pertaining to the facial motions of the untoothed
College Factoid
“The average age of an undergraduate student is 26, reports the American Council on Education. But the average age of an undergraduate living on campus is 20, the group says.” (source: Alcohol makers on tricky path in marketing to college crowd)