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Professing at the podium

By: Alma Acevedo Source: Mercatornet The problem with some professors is that they only seem to know one thing: problems. A modern philosophy professor zigzags during the eighty minutes lecture between derisively questioning the term “truth” and passionately recycling the usual departmental politics. A doctor of ethics categorically concludes that …

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Puerto Rico – 40 Days for Life

¡Tú también puedes ayudar a salvar vidas! Comenzando el miércoles, 28 de septiembre de 2011, y hasta el domingo, 6 de noviembre de 2011, la ciudad de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, será sede —junto a muchas otras, a nivel mundial— del mayor evento pro-vida jamás celebrado en la historia: la campaña …

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Beware the Slithy Troll

Dedicated to an anonymous internet troll Don’t be a foil, beware the trollHe’ll wind you up, he’ll denigrateAnd with conceit boast of his featsad hominems ad infinitum And don’t react as people doHe’ll turn on God, he’ll turn on youHad he been present at CreationTo Him some pointers would have …

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Vandals set fire to University of Puerto Rico Library

During the current student boycott/blockade of classes at the University of Puerto Rico, the Rio Piedras campus has been the scene of multiple acts of vandalism and intimidation. These have been largely glossed over or concealed by Puerto Rican and international mass media which invariably portray student actions as peaceful …

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U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Test

The U.S. Citizenship Naturalization Test is a two-part examination administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) during the naturalization interview. It assesses an applicant’s knowledge of U.S. government and history, as well as their ability to read, write, and speak basic English. The test is a requirement for most applicants …

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Graduate Courses in Discrete Mathematics

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Graph Theory I | Discrete Algorithms | Computers and Intractability. Theory of NP-completeness. | Enumerative Combinatorics I | Algebraic Combinatorics I | Combinatorial Optimization | Matroid Theory I | Convex Polytopes MATH 8001 Graph Theory I. Three credits. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: MATH 5CCC (Graph Theory). Review …

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Cognition, Logic, and Instruction

Martin Kozloff October, 2003 This little paper is an example of epistemology (theory of knowledge). It will make you real smart. Your roommates, family, friends, and even passersby who hear you yacking to yourself will think you’re a genius, –definitely not worthless, sorry, unskilled. Hang on! Here we go. We …

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