Students try a unique strategy to pay for college (don't try this one . . . ).

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-12-04-student-robbery_N.htm

E-chug

Sorry folks, I meant to add this link last week and I forgot. Here is the link to the online alcohol use assessment. Please go and see what your "profile" looks like, as well as the profile of your WKU peers. Please print out the verification form at the end and bring it to class on Wednesday.
Thanks!
http://www.wku.edu/healthservices/E_chug.htm

For Monday, December 3

Yes, it is finally December! We will continue our discussion of health and wellness issues, and we will also talk about money management. Finally, we will discuss preparations for final exams and have our last discussion of Freakonomics (on Wednesday). Perhaps we can have a freaky party of some kind to celebrate . . . . Bring your ideas.
So, for Monday, please read the rest of Unit nine. Also, remember to bring your journal entry on health and wellness issues. (This is the sheet I handed out on the 28th. If you don't have it, there are more outside my office.)
Have a nice weekend!

For Wednesday, November 28

The end is near! (We only have three class meetings left this semester.)
On Wednesday, we will be discussing health and wellness issues. To prepare, please read pp. 288-311 in Foundations. Be prepared to handle all of the review questions at the end. Hint, hint.
Also, remember that your resumes are due on Wednesday-- make them complete and neat.

US sets new record!

For sexually transmitted disease infections . . . .
The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta reports that the US set a new record for STDs in 2006. For more information, go to the following link:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/11/13/std.rates.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText

For Monday, November 26

Happy Turkey week,
I hope you found our visit to the Career Services Center helpful. The resume assignment I handed out is due on Wednesday, November 28. For Monday, the 26th, we will be discussing Unit Six of Foundations. Please read ALL of the articles in that section in preparation for class.
Have a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday (remember all you have to be thankful for!),
me

On the subject of religion and the future . . . .

Here is a link to an interesting report:
http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displayStory.cfm?story_id=10015255

For Monday, November 19

We will be going to the Career Services Center in DUC A220 for class. Please go DIRECTLY to DUC for class-- we will start promptly. We will be talking about majors and careers, and I will be giving you a related assignment for the following week. Also, there will be no class next Wednesday, due to Thanksgiving break. (Bummer, I know.)
Have a nice weekend!

If you want to get your Freakonomics book signed (well, sort of), check this out:

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/just-in-time-for-christmakwanzaakkah/

On the subject of race and ethnicity . . . .

I enjoyed our discussion today-- I hope you did too. BTW, here is a link to the study on racial attitudes that I mentioned in class today. There is also a lot of other interesting stuff on the site--take a look:

http://pewresearch.org/

For Monday, November 12

Hey folks,
On Monday we are going to continue our discussion of diversity. To do so, please read pp. 231-261 in the text and write your reaction to the question/s on p. 241. I will ask you to hand them in on Monday. Have a great weekend-- enjoy the Homecoming activities!

For Wednesday, October 31

Happy Halloween!
For class on Wednesday, we will be investigating personality types and learning styles. To prepare, please go to:http://humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm. You will answer a series of questions and after you submit your responses, it will analyze your results and produce a personality profile for you. After you receive your profile, read the descriptions of your "type" and see what you think . . . does that sound like you? (This can be quite interesting.)
PLEASE PRINT OUT A COPY OF YOUR PROFILE AND BRING IT WITH YOU WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS-- THIS IS YOUR TICKET TO GET IN!
Because it is Halloween, anyone without their personality profile will be flogged and sent to the dungeon . . . .

A quick note . . . .

Thank you all for your attentiveness in the library today, you made me proud to know ya!

For class on Monday, October 22

We have two things "due" on Monday:
1. Read and know the registration guide for the Spring 2008 term. Bring it with you to class too, since we'll be discussing it on Monday.
2. Read chapter four in Freakonomics and think about the thesis they present. You should focus on the elements of thought: what is the question at issue (their purpose), what assumptions do they make, what evidence or information do they use to support their argument, are there alternative points of view, what do they conclude; and finally, what are the possible implications or consequences of their thesis? Be prepared to discuss and write on these questions . . . .
I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this one!

For fans of Freakonomics

For some interesting questions and answers (and some that are kind of stupid too . . . ), check out the archives of "The Sraight Dope": http://www.straightdope.com/columns/