Fun! and Scary, scary thoughts 8:10 am
In response to 24 Caltech students (who, as the article notes, are internationally known for their astronomical IQs) dressed in capes, tutus and other costumes as part of a dormitory initiation getting stranded on the mudslide-covered Mount Wilson Toll Road:
“You’ve got to remember that common sense is not factored into the intelligence quotient,” said Deputy Greg Gabriel, who leads the Altadena Search and Rescue team.
Read the whole story here.
Scary, scary thoughts 4:43 pm
In today’s USA Today (this article) it notes that in an analysis of 620 student deaths since January 1, 2000, first-year students account for more than one-third of undergraduate deaths.
This is bad news, and I’m betting that the trend will likely get worse. Ugh.
We really need students to understand how risky risky behaviors really can be. We need them to understand that “Animal House” is not normal college. We need to teach them that college is a place to grow and expand one’s horizons, not do everything under the sun because they no longer have direct parental oversight. We need them to realize the impact their actions have on others.
We need to do a lot. God help us.
