Commencement address (2008) by Adrian Tan. #wordstoliveby
University of Chicago, a surprisingly beautiful school where fun goes to die. #northwesternforlyfe #missingchitown
Photos edited with CameraBag 2.
Chicago | March 2012 | © Paul Takahashi
So my friend is an RA here at UC Irvine and he went to Chik Fil-A with his residents. The cashier did NOT ask for their names, but when they got their receipts, this is what they said. If you know anything about UCI, you probably know that we have a reputation as being an Asian-dominant school. Fifty-three percent, actually. And while the victims of this act are indeed Asian, it shouldn’t matter. The fact that ignorant language like this is used to describe people is UNACCEPTABLE.
“I went to talk to the manager, and I told him that this cannot happen ever again. I chose to be calm about it, but I was ready to go off. I made it known that it wasn’t okay, and that I didn’t appreciate it whatsoever. I think I indirectly fired Lia…”
- RA Friend
I thought people had learned after what happened to the girl from UCLA, but apparently not. Racism is still alive these days, people.
Photos: Joel, the cat | © 2011 Paul Takahashi
So I met tennis star and Las Vegas native Andre Agassi last week. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were touring his charter school. Agassi looks a bit puzzled at the sight of a reporter crouching below the TV cameras to get this shot. My published photos at the link.
Photo: Andre Agassi | © 2011 Paul Takahashi
RIP Steve Jobs. From Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address:
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
"I have no interest in policing the content of such projects. However, as chief executive I am duty-bound to ensure that taxpayers are not footing a $420,000 bill for a project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the State and its citizens."
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New Jersey governor Chris Christie, in a letter to New Jersey Economic Development Authority CEO Caren S. Franzini announcing the vetoing of a tax break benefiting the company that produces MTV’s Jersey Shore.
The tax credit was dubbed the “Snooki subsidy” by its opponents.
[yahoo.]
(via thedailywhat)
Photos: Linnea | Bryan, Texas | Sept. 2011
© 2011 Paul Takahashi
Stories:
‘Ellen DeGeneres Show’ donates $100,000 to Whitney Elementary (1,000+ Facebook “Likes”!)
Principal hits streets in quest to bring students back to class
Top: Boston.com, free access.
Bottom: BostonGlobe.com’s redesign. Pay-for-access, $4 a week.I’m having a super tough time choosing here, guys.
