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The execution of Sociology
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has hit hard times due to the state’s budget crisis. Academic programs are being slashed across the state, and dozens of faculty jobs have been eliminated. Across Alaska, nearly 1000 people have lost their university … Continue reading
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Busted: How Your Professor Caught You Plagiarizing
Students: do you ever wonder how professors catch plagiarism? Following are some tips to avoid getting caught: when you copy something from Wikipedia, make sure you delete hyperlinks after pasting into your document; avoid copying online material that uses words … Continue reading
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Lady Athletes
You never know when a bar conversation will wind up being some sociologist’s blog post. Earlier this week, I was hanging out at the Golden Eagle Saloon, a favorite local bar in Ester, AK. There were footballs games playing silently … Continue reading
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No More Duct Tape Bandaids
There is no question that the University of Alaska (UA) is facing a massive budget crisis. What we have been doing–tinkering with the structure, adding more layers of bureaucracy, reducing programs through faculty attrition, instituting horizontal cuts that create frustrating … Continue reading
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Bonusgate
The University of Alaska is in fiscal crisis. Programs are being cut, jobs eliminated. Hiring freezes, tuition increases, cancelled classes, and massive student loan debt are the new normal. Staff are being downsized and can be furloughed as early as … Continue reading
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Title IX Profiteers
Updated 7-26-14 Capitalism is like water. Just as water will always seek the tiniest nooks and crannies in which to seep, capitalists seek niches in which to earn profit. As anti-rape activists have seized on Title IX as a tool … Continue reading
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End Gendered Violence: We Won’t Wait for Judgment Day
The Juneau Empire is running a story today about the trial of Robert D. Kowalski. In 1996, Kowalski shot his girlfriend, Sandra M. Perry, to death, but because he maintained that her death was accidental, he was not charged. At … Continue reading
Alaska’s Weed Economy: Go Local
Steven Aufrecht’s blog compares the emerging Alaska cannabis rush with the old Alaska gold rushes. I think he’s got a point. Aufrecht points out that only a few got very rich from gold. Many people got a little something from … Continue reading
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Men as mechanical failures
Curious things, words. Recently, a colleague sent me a link to an Upworthy piece about the Attorney General of Kentucky announcing he would not defend KY’s ban on same-sex marriage. The title of the article described the AG, Jack Conway, … Continue reading
Flame Into Grace
Sarafina and Teresina Saracino My singer-songwriter friend, BeJae Fleming, says that many songwriters believe that instead of writing songs, they channel them. I definitely feel that way with this song, “Flame Into Grace.” The song is about two sisters, Sarafina and Teresina … Continue reading