Professor of Mathematics Pamela B. Pierce presented the final Faculty-At-Large lecture of the year on Tuesday morning on the topic of “Circle Squaring and Other Geometric Puzzles.”† Pierce’s recent work has dealt with polygon dissection, which is slicing up two-dimensional figures and assembling them into …
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April 23, 2010
Rethinking the “Day of Silence”
According to the FAQ section of Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network’s (GLSEN) Day of Silence web page, “An important part of the Day of Silence is creating educational opportunities before and/or after the event.” If the effectiveness of the Day of Silence mainly depends on …
Vietnam Anniversary approaches
The Vietnam War stirred up violent passions in this country. To this day, few events in American history seem to cause as much anger and resentment as did that conflict. Many Americans believe that the U.S. should not have gotten involved, that the whole war …
Room selection unfair
The room selection process is stressful. There’s a lot at stake and yet, as students, we have surprisingly little control over the situation. For starters, you are assigned a completely random lottery number that determine your residential fate for the following year.
Secret prom reminder of recurring anti-gay prejudices
On one level, I find this story hilarious. I mean the one about Constance McMillen and the fake prom she was sent to while the rest of the class held its own secret prom. It reads like one of those teen novels, where the unpopular …
Erika Takeo wins Green Ideas competition
The Green Ideas competition is new to campus this year and was put forth by the Campus Sustainability Committee. This year, the winner was Erika Takeo ’13. “The idea behind the competition was to allow everyone on campus to take ownership and responsibility of thinking …