Monthly Archives: January 2012

How A Liberal Artist Beat Her B-School Friends To Forbes

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Monica Freeman Holb

I don’t know Frances Bridges. But I feel like I do. She went to Purdue. My whole family went to Purdue. She studied English literature and communications. I studied creative writing and public relations. She graduated in 2010. I graduated … Continue reading →

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Lucky Janet

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Bob Herman

One of the most pertinent courses I took in college was my feature writing course. My professor, Marc, showed us the power of a well-organized feature story, highlighting crisis, emotion, people. And one of the most meaningful assignments we had … Continue reading →

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Unemployment And The Undead

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Jon Irons

Mr. Dalmore’s head suddenly dropped, slamming onto his desktop keyboard. The monotonous ‘ping’ of an invalid key command roused him from his unsuspected slumber. “Ack,” he said, startled. Staring at the glowing white screen, Dalmore read the next item on … Continue reading →

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The Game Of Risk

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Bob Herman

Willard looked down at his watch. It was 8:05 p.m. Everyone was late. It was Friday night, and Willard and his friends always met at 8 p.m. at his house for an entertaining night of Risk. Ann and the other … Continue reading →

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Climate Change — And The Morals Behind It

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Bob Herman

This past Friday, I was listening to This American Life, which was covering “kid politics.” In one of the segments, Ira Glass brought in a high school freshman skeptical of climate change and Roberta Johnson, PhD, executive director of the … Continue reading →

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