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The Disadvantages of an Elite Education

Last week I came upon an article by William Deresiewicz, a Yale Associate Professor of English, entitled “The Disadvantages of an Elite Education.” In it, Deresiewicz puts forth his theory that elite universities are disadvantaging their students and alumni. In particular, he identifies what he perceives as five generalized disadvantages of an elite education:

Elite educations […]

Posted at 10pm on 7/10/08 | 2 comments | Filed Under: life, random, writing | read on

NBA = Getting That Paper

As an NBA fan who has actively made clear to everyone in the last two years that I don’t consider myself a legitimate Warriors fan (I quit on them back around ‘97, when they moved Spree), I think I’m uniquely qualified to speak objectively about Baron Davis opting out of the last year of his […]

Posted at 9pm on 7/1/08 | no comments; | Filed Under: basketball, sports | read on

About

Jack Chou is an acclaimed expert and author on many very important topics, not limited to:

1) Opening beer bottles using a table edge

2) Yelling at a TV while watching sports [49ers, A’s, Stanford]

3) Eating exquisite culinary products within walking distance of home

4) Strategizing the best way to deal with getting your money in with less than four outs

5) Reading tech blogs and signing up for useless web services.

And, most relevant here:

6) Writing a blog about food, sports, poker, technology, and random topics that 3 total people [thank you, Google Analytics!] read

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