Archive for August, 2007
Language and Culture
Monday, August 27th, 2007I recently found a quotation that I had written down several years ago because I found it so interesting in its construction, but ultimately it’s commentary on language and culture. I hope you might also appreciate it.
“The language is gonna have the characteristics of the people that speak it. If the people is inconsistent the […]
Welcome back
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Today, all new students at Columbia College will participate in the pinning ceremony– a beautiful ceremony that simply welcomes each student into the fold that is 156 years of tradition and education. It’s definitely my favorite moment– inextricably tied with the Ivy Chain ceremony in the spring. Welcome, for the first time, to […]