In the fall of 1959 I left home to go to university. The question of what I wanted to be when I grew up seemed to be settled - I would be an architect. During the last years of high school I began to pore over magazines with house floor plans and to draw my … Continue reading I wasn’t grown up yet
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Universities and free speech
Students at Carleton University in Ottawa set up a “Free Speech Wall” on Monday in an attempt to prove that free speech was possible on the university campus. The “wall” was a 1.2 x 1.8 metre (4 foot x 6 foot) wooden board covered with paper. Felt markers were provided. One of the students involved … Continue reading Universities and free speech
Five Reasons NOT to go to University
1. You won’t learn any useful work skills. Employers are looking for people who are articulate, literate, numerate and willing to serve. They find that most university graduates are lacking in these qualities. A large proportion of university graduates test as functionally illiterate. 2. You will learn to party. That will not be a useful … Continue reading Five Reasons NOT to go to University
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