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With No Frills or Tuition, a College Draws Notice - NYTimes.com

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:35:46 -0700

"Berea College, founded 150 years ago to educate freed slaves and 'poor white mountaineers,' accepts only applicants from low-income families, and it charges no tuition.

At Berea College, in Kentucky, the Ecovillage houses one-parent families. Josh Noah, 21, a senior Appalachian studies major from Mount Airy, N.C., fertilizing the Ecovillage's vegetable beds.

'You can literally come to Berea with nothing but what you can carry, and graduate debt free,' said Joseph P. Bagnoli Jr., the associate provost for enrollment management.

'We call it the best education money can't buy.'

Actually, what buys that education is Berea's $1.1 billion endowment, which puts the college among the nation's wealthiest. But unlike most well-endowed colleges, Berea has no football team, coed dorms, hot tubs or climbing walls. Instead, it has a no-frills budget, with food from the college farm, handmade furniture from the college crafts workshops, and 10-hour-a-week campus jobs for every student.

Berea's approach provides an unusual perspective on the growing debate over whether the wealthiest universities are doing enough for the public good to warrant their tax exemption, or simply hoarding money to serve an elite few. As many elite universities scramble to recruit more low-income students, Berea's no-tuition model has attracted increasing attention.

'Asking whether that's where our values lead us is a powerful way to consider what our values are...'

Childhood Fears | Sooth Brush

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:11:59 -0700

some of these are clever, but what about a nightmare of the neverending cubicle ant farm, or the beautiful lady who gets trapped in a reflected hall of her own images, or the land where men are indiscernible from women... and let's not forget the one where we turn into our OWN parents--shiver!

what, just me? hmmmmm.

The Duchess and Her Garden - NYTimes.com

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:32:12 -0700

i love it when the NYT delivers--i've heard of this garden but it remains unvisited by me thus far.

follow the image for a delightful stroll.

Challenger pricing to start at less than $22,000: AutoWeek Magazine

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:27:29 -0700

that fully restored shelby cobra isn't arriving any day soon, so this is going to have to do until then--

and i think a new gun would top things off... but i don't have much time, better start planning now!

Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:34:20 -0700

this service could have really saved my high school library's collection from liberation by me--i assure you a high crime to my thinking, only mitigated by my intellectual justifications.

and yes, this behavior HAS already been analyzed by a professional.

have a taste, then reject what you will for yourself.

http://thepioneerwoman.com/2007/08/tough_guy.html

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:36:54 -0700

"I was not going to be ignored."

oh, my ovaries!

breathe... must. suppress. humanity...
get guns, yes, y e s, YES!

ah, whew--that was close.

shit.

Psycho Buildings Made by Artists Gone Wild

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:00:06 -0700

satisfying.

Subtopia

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:11:51 -0700

Vintage Sunglasses 70s 80s - GIANT VINTAGE

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:40:56 -0700

forget about the site, i have a bit of a visual crush on their model--who cares if she's a mouth breather.

Blondies Recipe | Simply Recipes

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:04:06 -0700

best blondie recipe i've tried--just always use DARK brown sugar to get that deep flavor.

and i often under bake treats if they're not for a gathering, then cut up in pieces and freeze for healthier portion control... out of sight, out of mind! try cold, too.