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  • friedrich engelsPosted from campus

    that photo is awesome, though I’ve no idea how it relates- a mockery of NSOP’s “re-education” sessions? a reference to cuba? something to do with vaclav havel? or just another way to annoy chris kulawik?

  • DHIPosted from campus

    “The lives of average American kids these days are pretty much set from the time they emerge from the womb. They spend their elementary-school years preparing for the most demanding middle schools, which ready them for the most elite high schools, which then increase their chances of being accepted to the most selective universities, which, after four years, prepare them for ..”

    I like how Kulawik’s opening sentence is already a gross mischaracterization of the “average American kid”

    • william f. buckleyPosted from campus

      conservative tunnel vision, a bit? reminds me of david brooks. “crisis! kids are getting too much SAT prep!”

    • duhPosted from campus

      If you haven’t figured it out yet, that’s NOT Kulawik’s article.

      I question your admission to Columbia University.

      • DHIPosted from campus

        You could reasonably assume it was Kulawik’s column provided you only read the first few words of Bwog’s link.

  • on the averagePosted from campus

    columbia student, he is right on.

    • DHIPosted from campus

      The text inside the link is actually an article by Avi Herring, not Kulawik’s article. Apparently the Spec’s website is still not working too well.

      But the idea is that saying that average Columbia student is the average American is way off, and can lead to only considering a certain, small class of people when you think about our country. Just because a lot of people who end up around you had the exact same path doesn’t mean that it actually describes most people.

      • John KlopferPosted from campus

        You are correct: the opinion article was improperly posted. It should be clear that we were making fun of the Spec, and not of Kulawik. Now that they’ve fixed it, QuickSpec doesn’t make so much sense.

        • John KlopferPosted from campus

          Sorry: meant to say also for those of you who thought it was unclear: ‘taps JTS student’ means ‘taps Avi Herring.’ I figured people would read the whole article, and hence see Avi’s name. Or at least realize that Kulawik would never have written that.

          I am re-posting to strike through the headline. Read closely, folks.

  • actuallyPosted from campus

    Firefox seems to store “postscript” data or some such info; every time T refresh, my last comment gets posted. For example:

    • Zach vS

      It’s called “POST” data. Please don’t reload after posting a comment; instead, use the “COMMENTS” link at the bottom of the article before reloading. This is common to all browsers.

  • DHIPosted from campus

    Bwog, while it appears in the online edition that Kulawik’s column was the one written by Herring, in the paper edition he has a separate column in which he talks about the foundations of the conservative movement in the core.

  • actuallyPosted from campus

    Firefox seems to store “postscript” data or some such info; every time T refresh, my last comment gets posted. For example:

  • hmmmPosted from campus

    people are so quick to rebuff and attack Kulawik that they read only what they want, neglecting those little things LIKE A COMPLETLY DIFFERENT AUTHOR

  • shouldn'tPosted from campus

    the bwog remove the link and story if they’re completely wrong; one look at the spec opinion website would confirm this.

    It would help if Bwog “editors” put their name to their posts.

  • multiple posts?Posted from campus

    Is this a firefox problem?

  • DHIPosted from campus

    I think they have it up there in order to mock the Spectator’s website error, but they didn’t account of the fact that we assholes who comment on the bwog do not have the patience to actually make sure we know what we’re reading.
    I still think Herring’s second sentence is indicative of a particular frustrating form of tunnel vision, however. Kulawik’s actual article is just boring, not really wrong as far as I read, but that was not very far because it looked boring.

  • DHIPosted from campus

    I think they have it up there in order to mock the Spectator’s website error, but they didn’t account of the fact that we assholes who comment on the bwog do not have the patience to actually make sure we know what we’re reading.
    I still think Herring’s second sentence is indicative of a particular frustrating form of tunnel vision, however. Kulawik’s actual article is just boring, not really wrong as far as I read, but that was not very far because it looked boring.

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