Tag: college
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Researchers troll academic journals with ridiculous hoax papers, they still get published
A trio of concerned academics has published seven intentionally absurd papers in leading scholarly journals as part of an investigation to expose extreme bias in fields that study race, gender, sexuality, and other politically-charged topics. The trio say the papers, which used fabricated authors and credentials, highlight that these fields are being misled by politically-motivated research and biased…
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Leadership lessons learned in college
10 years ago today, I accomplished one of my great goals in college. I became president of the Bowling Green State University Interfraternity Council (IFC). When I was elected, there were 16 fraternities and a few hundred fraternity men. When I was in college, I loved being in a fraternity. They’re still the memories of…
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The misery of politics
I think essentially all Americans would sincerely like other people to be happy. Even people who we don’t know and with whom we will never have any interactions, I think we would still like those individuals to have happy and fulfilled lives. Everyone wants what’s best. It’s just that there is disagreement on the best…
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The only resolution that matters for 2017
At the beginning of each year, millions of Americans make new year’s resolutions. Common resolutions include eating healthier, saving more money, quitting smoking, or learning a new skill. All of those are great things. But the reason why we create new year’s resolutions is because there are areas in our life where we know we…
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Sugar Bowl preview
12 years ago this week, Ohio State played the national championship game against a Miami team that everyone thought would win. The Hurricanes looked invincible, coming into the game on a 34 game winning streak. The Buckeyes were 13 point underdogs but managed to be competitive where they pulled it off in overtime. When a…
Josh Benner 