sunday Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 We will see, no reason for desperation yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Racism is going very well in America, if it is Progressive. https://www.thecollegefix.com/unc-board-of-trustees-votes-down-anti-discrimination-resolution/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 A good view of The Beginning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YrEBDGg1ig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 17 hours ago, lucklucky said: Watching now. Gaad is one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrunt6 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 On 11/27/2021 at 1:28 AM, lucklucky said: Notre Dame Cathedral being disneyfied...or worse... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10246695/Notre-Dame-turned-woke-theme-park.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/11/26/notre-dame-risks-becoming-woke-disneyland-controversial-renovation/ Well after Anglicans i guess now it is the Catholics time to not believe in God anymore... Daaaaamn, on target. Such a shame that they are doing that to Notre Dame. It all but sends a message that destroying cultural landmarks works for the goals of secularists. Still waiting for the inevitable schism in the Catholic Church . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 I highly doubt the French will tolerate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 There is another SOKOL type academic paper 'test' out there that has punked another academic paper mill. The Higher Education Quarterly, was easily snowed by a paper entitled, Donor money and the academy: "Perceptions of undue donor pressure in political science, economics, and philosophy.” The gist is that the paper showed how academic institutions were unduly swayed by conservative donor money. The study authors purported to have surveyed 2000 academic faculty and administrators but kept the responses blind from their identities to protect their safety and then clearly stated that they could not replicated the results due to that blind fire walling of the respondents and their responses. This was all fine and apparently good for publication as an example of peer review material. The study authors, purport to be Sage Owens and Kal Avers-Lynde III. That spells out SOKOL III. Sage Owens has asked on her twitter feed, "Can you find the other 15?" I think Peter Boghossian, James A. Lindsay, and Helen Pluckrose have been at it again. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/11/latest-academic-hoax-is-a-doozy.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanhoe Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Cunning bastards. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickM Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 2 hours ago, rmgill said: There is another SOKOL type academic paper 'test' out there that has punked another academic paper mill. The Higher Education Quarterly, was easily snowed by a paper entitled, Donor money and the academy: "Perceptions of undue donor pressure in political science, economics, and philosophy.” The gist is that the paper showed how academic institutions were unduly swayed by conservative donor money. The study authors purported to have surveyed 2000 academic faculty and administrators but kept the responses blind from their identities to protect their safety and then clearly stated that they could not replicated the results due to that blind fire walling of the respondents and their responses. This was all fine and apparently good for publication as an example of peer review material. The study authors, purport to be Sage Owens and Kal Avers-Lynde III. That spells out SOKOL III. Sage Owens has asked on her twitter feed, "Can you find the other 15?" I think Peter Boghossian, James A. Lindsay, and Helen Pluckrose have been at it again. https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/11/latest-academic-hoax-is-a-doozy.php On the margin is a story on The crime problem in the twin cities==to which I say, 'Hah, F/k 'em!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/history-tiktokers-viral-claim-ancient-193234464.html A history TikToker's viral claim that Ancient Rome 'didn't exist' is getting backlash from academics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ssnake Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Gotta rack up those clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucklucky Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickM Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, lucklucky said: I do hope that 'turkey' of a reply got suitably 'roasted'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Thank you for reminding us of the most glorious year in world's history! 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargrunt6 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 On 12/7/2021 at 7:38 PM, Mikel2 said: An 18 yo can always get a ton of credit card debt though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Student loans are exempt from bankruptcies, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Allen Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Mostly, but for some special circumstances, the details of which I have no memory anymore. In practical terms, it means that defaulting borrowers have their tax refunds seized. I believe their paychecks can be garnished--assuming they have any above a floor amount. IIRC, lottery winnings are also up for grabs. Perhaps the most serious penalty is the inability to draw further Title IV Financial Aid until they enter Repayment and also make good any outstanding debts to schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikel2 Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 51 minutes ago, Steven P Allen said: Mostly, but for some special circumstances, the details of which I have no memory anymore. In practical terms, it means that defaulting borrowers have their tax refunds seized. I believe their paychecks can be garnished--assuming they have any above a floor amount. IIRC, lottery winnings are also up for grabs. Perhaps the most serious penalty is the inability to draw further Title IV Financial Aid until they enter Repayment and also make good any outstanding debts to schools. Gotta admire the lobbying might some industries can muster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17thfabn Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 21 minutes ago, Mikel2 said: Gotta admire the lobbying might some industries can muster. On the other hand.... Imagine if a college grad could go bankrupt and avoid their student loans. Most people coming out of college don't have a lot of assets. Even if you went to a state school and got a sensible degree you could still owe $100,000. At Ohio State room and board and tuition is $25,000 a year for an in state student. Take a 22 year old who has just graduated with a useful degree and owes $100,000 in student loans. They are starting a new life and career as anything other than a barista at starbucks. The only assets they have is a 2008 corolla with 150,000 miles on it. If they could it would only be logical for them to go bankrupt. They would probably even be able to keep the car. Virtually every student would be incentivized to run up big student loans if they knew they could walk away from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 A good argument: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P Allen Posted December 9, 2021 Share Posted December 9, 2021 Unless they borrow from non-title IV sources, undergrads cannot borrow $100,000. Including Subsidized and Unsubsidized, the limit is $57,500. Not chump change, certainly, but a student has to go to grad school to hit 6 figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R011 Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 4 hours ago, 17thfabn said: On the other hand.... Imagine if a college grad could go bankrupt and avoid their student loans. Most people coming out of college don't have a lot of assets. Even if you went to a state school and got a sensible degree you could still owe $100,000. At Ohio State room and board and tuition is $25,000 a year for an in state student. Take a 22 year old who has just graduated with a useful degree and owes $100,000 in student loans. They are starting a new life and career as anything other than a barista at starbucks. The only assets they have is a 2008 corolla with 150,000 miles on it. If they could it would only be logical for them to go bankrupt. They would probably even be able to keep the car. Virtually every student would be incentivized to run up big student loans if they knew they could walk away from them. Or then again, banks would be less willing to lend to students and universities might have to reduce tuition to affordable levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17thfabn Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Steven P Allen said: Unless they borrow from non-title IV sources, undergrads cannot borrow $100,000. Including Subsidized and Unsubsidized, the limit is $57,500. There is a big increase in masters and higher programs. Physical therapists are now a doctorate degree, 20 years ago it was a bachelors program. And of course lawyers go through the equivalent of a masters program. Regardless of the amount. If you could walk away from a student loan by declaring bankruptcy, a large number of people with little in the way of assets would take advantage of it. You would see and hear ads from lawyers specializing in handling bankruptcy cases for student loans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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