By Sherman Dorn on November 14, 2005
…I’m sure that if there is a conviction, many will claim that the conviction is proof that the administration of USF did the right thing by trying to fire Al-Arian before indictment and by firing him right afterwards. That is essentially an argument that the end result of a criminal trial justifies the employment actions of a university….
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By Sherman Dorn on November 14, 2005
Yesterday, I was at the Central Park hawk bench, enjoying a discussion with one of the birding regulars there about Pale Male, when she asked me if I taught at MIT. Well, I’ll admit that’s the most unusual question I’ve ever heard from an adult. Occasionally I pretend that I’ve heard a rude question for […]
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Do I look like I’m from MIT?
By Sherman Dorn on November 14, 2005
Yesterday, I was at the Central Park hawk bench, enjoying a discussion with one of the birding regulars there about Pale Male, when she asked me if I taught at MIT. Well, I’ll admit that’s the most unusual question I’ve ever heard from an adult. Occasionally I pretend that I’ve heard a rude question for […]
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