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QuoteQuote>mm. You have experience with different universities than I do, then.
end, in general, there's not a lot of political diversity at many univerities, so it's not much of an issue
Rubbish.
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.
Michele 1
QuoteTrying to discredit biochemistry, environmental chemistry, genetics, molecular biology and paleontology is job #1 for the whacko right.
Sorry, I wasn't clear. What I meant was that at the level of chemistry I am at (the most basic level; consider it Chemistry for Dummies), there isn't much of a place for discussion of the political aspects of it. I am willing to hear about it - and indeed ask about it, but it has no bearing on pH factoring, how to read the Periodic Table, and molar mass. Again, this is basic chemistry...
I don't shy away from the political/religious aspects of GW, WMD, evolution. But nor do I expect to be browbeaten from the lecturn about my personal politics or my (lack of) knowledge on topics that are not directly related to the topic at hand. Nor, frankly, was the conversation about the relations between chemistry and the above (excepting peripherially the carbon dating thing). It was about how Bush stole the election in '00, and how he stole it again in '04.
Is there a place for the political stuff? Absolutely...but not at this level.
Ciels-
Michele
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QuoteQuoteQuote>mm. You have experience with different universities than I do, then.
end, in general, there's not a lot of political diversity at many univerities, so it's not much of an issue
Rubbish.
Rubbish?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A15606-2004Nov26?language=printer
QuoteThe great secret is out: Liberals dominate campuses. Coming soon: "Moon Implicated in Tides, Studies Find."
One study of 1,000 professors finds that Democrats outnumber Republicans at least seven to one in the humanities and social sciences. That imbalance, more than double what it was three decades ago, is intensifying because younger professors are more uniformly liberal than the older cohort that is retiring.
Another study, of voter registration records, including those of professors in engineering and the hard sciences, found nine Democrats for every Republican at Berkeley and Stanford. Among younger professors, there were 183 Democrats, six Republicans.
kallend 2,027
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuote>mm. You have experience with different universities than I do, then.
end, in general, there's not a lot of political diversity at many univerities, so it's not much of an issue
Rubbish.
Rubbish?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A15606-2004Nov26?language=printerQuoteThe great secret is out: Liberals dominate campuses. Coming soon: "Moon Implicated in Tides, Studies Find."
One study of 1,000 professors finds that Democrats outnumber Republicans at least seven to one in the humanities and social sciences. That imbalance, more than double what it was three decades ago, is intensifying because younger professors are more uniformly liberal than the older cohort that is retiring.
Another study, of voter registration records, including those of professors in engineering and the hard sciences, found nine Democrats for every Republican at Berkeley and Stanford. Among younger professors, there were 183 Democrats, six Republicans.
About what I'd expect for well educated folks trained in critical thinking.
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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.
The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.
Michele 1
QuoteOne other thing you might want to consider is apologizing to your professor. Without get into particulars, you could offer something along the lines of "I thought we had a pretty good relationship and I want to apologize for any part I played in turning it into a confrontational one". If he replies with criticisms... let them slide.
NC, thanks for that. You're right...and I went ahead and emailed him a moment ago. Here is what I sent over...
"Hi, Professor:
Friday's episode has been bothering me, and I wanted to take a brief moment to email you this morning. I thought we had a pretty good relationship and I want to apologize for any part I played in turning it into a confrontational one. It wasn't (and isn't) my intent to have a confrontational relationship with anyone, and again, I am sorry for any part I played in developing that.
With that, I am back to studying, and I'll see you this afternoon.
Regards-
Michele"
If he responds, I'll post it up. If not, well, we'll see what happens this afternoon in class.
Thanks again for the wording, and for the suggestion. Let's see how this goes. And now, I have to review pH factoring and buffer identification...
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Ciels-
Michele
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While our hearts lie bleeding?~
JohnnyD 0
QuoteQuoteQuote>mm. You have experience with different universities than I do, then.
end, in general, there's not a lot of political diversity at many univerities, so it's not much of an issue
Rubbish.
Apparently, conservatives don't go to college.
Darius11 12
Good Email. Non combative and to the point.
Hopefully he will have a decent replay to you. I am very curios to see what he says if anything.
Hopefully he will have a decent replay to you. I am very curios to see what he says if anything.
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain
Michele 1
QuoteI am very curios to see what he says if anything.
Me too. I don't know if he will answer...but if he does, I'll post up the email.
Ciels-
Michele
~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek
While our hearts lie bleeding?~
QuoteNC, thanks for that.
Good luck.
rehmwa 2
QuoteApparently, conservatives don't go to college.
Who said anything about conservatives and liberals?
The data was about Dems and Reps - big difference.
Apparently Reps don't make a career out of going to college.
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QuoteQuoteOr that this asswipe should learn to keep his political crap to himself ...
Unless it was conservative rhetoric, right????
Lucky, quit taking things I say out of context...
you read my statements and therefore you know I meant ANY political ranting.
Of course they do.
Trying to discredit biochemistry, environmental chemistry, genetics, molecular biology and paleontology is job #1 for the whacko right.
Tomorrow a House committee is holding a hearing on administration interference with federal scientists' research. Should be interesting now that the GOP can't whitewash it.
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