Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

Posts for 2001

27 Nov 2001, 12:35 p.m.

Professor Rogin wrote many articles and books. One can…

Professor Rogin wrote many articles and books. One can read some of them online. Right now I'm reading "Mon Pays" (My Country), a book review. I can hear his voice in my head when I …

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27 Nov 2001, 12:19 p.m.

A professor here whose classes I really enjoyed, who was…

A professor here whose classes I really enjoyed, who was so smart, so thought-provoking, so accessible to students, so penetrating, so willing to admit when he was wrong, has died. I just got an email …

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27 Nov 2001, 9:57 a.m.

I really wanna go but I know I shouldn't. …

I really wanna go but I know I shouldn't. Also, I shouldn't even be on the net right now. Also, I'm sick.

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26 Nov 2001, 21:01 p.m.

I just conversed with my sister and lent her: One-L…

I just conversed with my sister and lent her: One-L by Scott Turow, Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress, Waiting by Ha Jin, and a book of graphic --that is, comic-book style-- retellings of various …

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26 Nov 2001, 17:26 p.m.

I read a really heartening Associated Press item over the…

I read a really heartening Associated Press item over the weekend: Turkey's legislature just passed some really sweeping law revisions recognizing various women's rights. Hurrah!

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26 Nov 2001, 17:22 p.m.

Things I should be thinking about: my paper. Things…

Things I should be thinking about: my paper. Things I am thinking about: humanism, humility, love, logic, meditation, menstruation, food, topics for columns for my Daily Cal application, the most painful sorrow imaginable, and my …

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26 Nov 2001, 17:15 p.m.

I am trying and trying to learn to swallow my…

I am trying and trying to learn to swallow my pride. The universe does not care about me, but some other people do. A difficult mix to master.

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26 Nov 2001, 15:42 p.m.

Off to the handball courts. Rah rah rah. …

Off to the handball courts. Rah rah rah.

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26 Nov 2001, 15:41 p.m.

Adam agrees with me (and with Leonard): Phil Zimbardo "would…

Adam agrees with me (and with Leonard): Phil Zimbardo "would make a good late-night talk show host." The emerging consensus astounds me! Finally, a {president, late-night talk show host} we all can agree on!

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26 Nov 2001, 15:33 p.m.

Kuro5hin.org went down a few weeks ago and has not…

Kuro5hin.org went down a few weeks ago and has not yet recovered. While I certainly find myself heartened that I now host my weblog on a more reliable site, I will try to take the …

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