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Kegan discusses stages of consciousness

discussed stages in the development of consciousness. Kegan spoke specifically about human psychology and its ability to cope with society’s demands. Kegan began the lecture with a classic psychological experiment, showing a slide that, depending on one’s point of view, could be seen as either the profile of

College Visit: Hurricane Katrina forces Dillard University to lay off 59 percent of its faculty and

As is the case with the rest of Louisiana, poor individuals and minorities were most severely affected by Katrina. Although Louisiana State University (LSU) was forced to lay off up to 5,000 employees at its New Orleans campus, Dillard and comparable institutions, like Southern University of New Orleans, were

Danner disapproves of U.S. response to Abu Ghraib

Danner claimed that atrocities committed by U.S. military personnel and CIA officers against detainees, which became public knowledge in 2003, have been glossed since then. “There has not been a restoration to political health,” explained Danner. After beginning his lecture on a lighthearted note, Danner read excerpts from a

Judt discusses proper ways to remember the Holocaust

Judt spoke of the problems involved in the commemoration of World War II and the Holocaust. He began his talk by outlining three notable “misapprehensions” regarding the war’s aftermath. Judt’s first point was that Europe has lived beneath the shadow of the Holocaust since 1945. His second and

AAS discusses senate responsibilities

Vice President Noah Isserman ’07 announced that he will check up on senators’ readings of the weekly agenda and BC recommendations by using the online Blackboard system. He said that he was distressed this week because 15 senators had failed to look at these items on Blackboard before 8:16

Campus Crime Log

2:24 a.m., King Hall Officers responded to a noise complaint in the basement and issued a warning. 12:01 p.m., Crossett Dormitory An officer at a first-floor suite found two unlicensed kegs. Officers fined the residents $100 for one keg and fined a student $100 for the

Divestment efforts are making some progress

The movement calls for the divestment of College endowment funds from certain corporations in Sudan that do business with the Sudanese government and thus help support the genocide of black Africans. Students leading the efforts are passionate about their cause. “Divestment was the most effective way to combat the genocide,