Slog - Comments on Five Colleges in Six Years http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years The Sarah Palin story: SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) _ Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended five colleges in six years before graduating from the University of Idaho in 1987. Federal privacy laws prohibit the schools from disclosing her grades, and none of the schools contacted by The Associated Press could say why she transferred. There was no indication any of them were contacted as part of the background investigation of Palin by presidential candidate John McCain's campaign.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:59:07 -0800 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:29:21 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by The Uptight Seattleite You guys have been served:

Dear Uptight,

I know you write for the Weekly, but I'm almost certain that I spotted you the other day in one of the armchairs at Honey Bear Bakery reading The Stranger! 'Fess up!

Spying Over My Cappuccino

Dear Spying,

It's not a hidden shame so much as a simple fact: I'm a Stranger reader. Let's face it, the sad, slow decline of the Weakly (oops!) has been going on since it was founded three decades ago by elderly classical-music fans.

I'm not saying that the Stranger is for everyone. Some of their stuff is PRET-ty out there. I'm talking wall-to-wall irreverence. Editorials written by croutons? Crazy nonsequiturs on the cover? Heidegger (!) cropping up on a regular basis in film reviews? Oui, si, and you bet. So, like I said, not for everyone. But for me, my breathing practice is my peace practice is my political practice. So I connect with their freewheeling edginess and bold youthfulness. I cheer when they send the tripe of mindless conventionality back to the kitchen of incredulous media hackery. They inhabit a sexy floating island of their own uniqueness, and extend an invitation to the rest of us to join them there, or to at least know we're on the right side as we applaud from down below.

]]> The Uptight Seattleite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125623 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:01:04 -0800 Comment by Obama Supporter
I generally read the Fred Meyer circulars that fall out of other peoples newspapers.

Biden gives me hope.

GOD BLESS!

]]> Obama Supporter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125634 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125634 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:06:39 -0800 Comment by Greg I'm kind of impressed by that.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125660 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:20:32 -0800 Comment by Obvious Sarah "Fingercuffs" Palin just couldn't find the time to study.

]]> Obvious http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125662 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125662 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:20:44 -0800 Comment by Greg @4: Hilarious.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125669 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:24:13 -0800 Comment by Chris M you all need to post this. It's two republican strategists on MSNBC who thought their mic was off and totally trash talk Palin
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/212920.php

]]> Chris M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125676 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:28:08 -0800 Comment by PC Let us know when you have news. You know, facts and stuff.

Oh and do you now have your own ranking system for colleges-- or are you just adopting the East Coast elite's ranking (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Dartmouth/CIA, Brown, Cornell, in that order, forever)?

]]> PC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125695 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125695 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:36:32 -0800 Comment by Heather Given how the main stream media coverd her speech last night they will probably pitch this as proof of a well rounded education.

]]> Heather http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125733 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125733 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:05:32 -0800 Comment by elenchos There is nothing for you here, PC.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125735 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:10:06 -0800 Comment by w7ngman Looks like a fact to me.

Also, ranking system? Wha?

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125738 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:12:01 -0800 Comment by Obvious Sarah Palin: a "special needs" candidate with an extra chromosome... for reform.

]]> Obvious http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125742 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125742 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:15:32 -0800 Comment by w7ngman PC, your straw men are ceasing to be even thinly-related to the topic and discussion at hand. I suggest you change your handle again and take a small hiatus so at least a small portion of Sloggers forget who you are.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125744 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125744 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:16:33 -0800 Comment by Chalupa Alcatraz-Bailo You people disgust me.

]]> Chalupa Alcatraz-Bailo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125764 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:28:45 -0800 Comment by Bob Fall 1982: Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu.
Spring & Fall 1983: North Idaho College, Coeur d'Alene.
Fall 1984-Spring 1985: University of Idaho, Moscow.
Fall 1985: Matanuska-Susitna College, Palmer, Alaska.
Spring 1986-Spring 1987: UI, graduating with a Bachelor Science in Journalism

]]> Bob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125773 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125773 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:36:44 -0800 Comment by Kristin Geez. This actually does smack of some elitism, which sucks. Can we not fall prey, please?

]]> Kristin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125784 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125784 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:46:53 -0800 Comment by Y.F. I did 3 colleges in 8 years as a part time student. Does that make me more or less of a loser than Palin?

]]> Y.F. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125825 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125825 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:18:53 -0800 Comment by Zander Guess the Barbazon School of Modeling credits didn't transfer?

]]> Zander http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125863 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125863 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:02:07 -0800 Comment by Karlheinz Arschbomber PC@7: no - Penn is #1, Harvard is #2.

John McBarf finished 800th in a class of 800 at the Naval Academy. Oh, yeah, his poppa was a big Admiral, otherwise the waster was gonzo.

]]> Karlheinz Arschbomber http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125913 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125913 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:56:42 -0800 Comment by John A few days ago I ssuggested that NO Mc Cain will not dump Palin -- there were dreamy posters just hoping his choice was all a bad accident. Any changed views on that idea now?

And I have not clue who PC is - but find it interesting we post a bit alike - mommie called me the true devils advocate. I hate group think, wherein it is common here preside by pointy hats elenchos and Fnarf.

Obama better get it going, - to quote from someone Slogging a few days back -

"Game's on, lets roll."

]]> John http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125929 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125929 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:08:27 -0800 Comment by Mother Maggie Do you mean to say that if it is not Ivy League - shit - don't bother?

Snooty is a good word,

so is intellectual snob.

Except for Ken SCHUMAN, ex. dir. who runs Lambert House - underpaid, dedicated to youth services and Harrrvaaard grad. Wow.

]]> Mother Maggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125940 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125940 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:21:44 -0800 Comment by Kristin Bell Here's My Resume and I Never Flunked Out of Any of Them:
1990 while in HS: Clark College
1991-1992: Barnard College/Columbia University
Fall 1992: Cornish College of the Arts
Winter 1993: Seattle Central C.C.
Fall 1993: Barnard College/Columbia University
1994-1995: Washington State U. @ Vancouver
Spring 1995: Clark College
Summer 1995-Present: Portland State University

So, let's see...that is SIX different colleges in six years. I win! hahaha

PLUS I have been an undergrad longer than any human on the planet!!!

Yay! For! Me! I am a bigger loser than Palin! The Republicans should nominate me for President next time!!!

Oh yah, I have a B.S. in B.S. (hehe)

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125973 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125973 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:37:55 -0800 Comment by Chris in Tampa John thinks that if someone expresses an opinion, he needs to express a different one, regardless of its merits.

]]> Chris in Tampa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125990 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1125990 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:56:23 -0800 Comment by dewsterling Having spent the majority of my professional career in higher education, there is validity to the concern about a student who transfers to multiple universities to complete a single baccalaureate degree. It is similar to the concerns any employer would have of a prospective employee who had multiple jobs over a relatively short period of time without reasonable explanation.

Furthermore, the ranking of universities and individual programs within universities is usually assessed during the accreditation evaluation and subsequent external reviews and is based on the caliber of education and research of the faculty, the requirements of the degrees, and the performance of the students. It's not coincidental that certain universities are in the top-tier. Top schools attract top faculty attract top students attract top funding and are, therefore, at the top.


]]> dewsterling http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1126468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1126468 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:06:39 -0800 Comment by tsm It's not "elitism" to point out that this is a little weird. There could be a perfectly reasonable explanation for bouncing around so many colleges, but we certainly haven't heard it yet. The more interesting part, to me, is the fact that McCain's people hadn't contacted a single one of them.

]]> tsm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1126542 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1126542 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:33:15 -0800 Comment by max solomon what is significant is that she spent her college years shuttling between 2 of the most backwards-ass, ethnically homogenous, provincial, xenophobic places in the country. she doesn't know shit about the way cities work or who most americans are. she knows small towns full of white republicans & a smattering of native americans.

obama came from the hinterlands, but occidental-columbia-harvard shows a clear progression in achievment.

idaho-matanuska-susitna-idaho does not.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1126712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1126712 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:35:04 -0800 Comment by Born & Raised in AK I would liken Sarah Palin to: Adolf Hitler!

]]> Born & Raised in AK http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1127481 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/five_colleges_in_six_years#c1127481 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:29:21 -0800