February 2012
35 posts
“Today, it’s that oblivion that threatens to engulf both peoples. No two nations...”
– What Two Enemies Share by Roya Hakakian
Drunken Elephants
Today in Multinational Management, I learned that some places deal with the problem of drunken elephants. Elephants eat fermented fruit that continues to ferment in their stomachs, producing alcohol and causing them to run amok drunkenly. Quote Prof Tschoegl: “You think a drunken frat party is bad…”
Aw, last semester of former schooling :’( I’ll miss this. Even with...
MSA Statement in Response to Article Regarding... →
paach:
The Muslim Students Association at Penn recently learned that the NYPD monitored several Muslim student associations across the Northeast. We are disturbed and disappointed that the NYPD has viewed us as a potential threat on the basis of religious affiliation. We seek to establish a fun, inclusive, and engaging environment to create opportunities for the social, spiritual, and...
“My soul would sing of metamorphoses.
But since, o gods, you were the source of...”
– I love this translation of Metamorphoses (by Ovid, trans. Allen Mandelbaum). PAACH was giving away its books and even though I’m trying to get rid of this stuff, I couldn’t help picking it up — it’s actually Bonny Tsang’s old book! What whaaaat!
It's almost Valentine's Day!
I see a lot of people stress out and get depressed and such about “Single’s Awareness Day” and whatnot — when did a holiday about celebrating the love you have turn into a pity party about the love you haven’t found yet? I like what I saw someone tweet today - use this day to “do right by the women in your life.” Give your momma a call, buy your best girl...
“suffering produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not...”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/sports/basketball/the-knicks-jeremy-lin-faith-pride-and-points.html?_r=2&pagewanted=2 (via tiffanyyow)
Twenty-somethings.com →
“No money + career confusion + romantic confusion = a special kind of angst”
AHHHHHH!
“But your earlier failures are completely irrelevant to its potential for...”
– The most valuable piece of information in my OPIM readings so far (via starbrightt)
^ OPIM! Best life advice major ever <3
