Tonight I went to one of my favorite on-campus activities here, a philosophy discussion group called “Cafe Socrates”. Tonight we were discussing the division between “analytic” and “Continental” philosophers, and how the divide finds itself played out in many American universities. However, one of the more interesting things we discussed was the fact [...]
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The Problem of English Departments
Posted in Education, Santa Clara University on 10 May 07 | 3 Comments »
The Loss of an Orange Tree
Posted in Santa Clara University, St. Augustine on 2 May 07 | Leave a Comment »
As I was walking across campus today, I noticed that an old orange tree that used to stand behind a house (the house was moved to accomadate the construction of a new business school building) had been torn down. The oranges were all in a pile where the tree had been, and the tree itself [...]