The Proof is in the Pudding

My dad told me to relax this morning' that it is the summer and I'm not supposed to stress or work too hard.

I like people who work hard.

I like people who can relax, too.

What is the nature of amelioration as imitation;  the connection between liking someone and carping their style, or flat out stealing it?  But I don't want to steal anything and I don't think I could. 

Here is the roster of graduates from the Philosophy department in NCSU.  I'm showing this because I'm embarrassed about NCSU's liberal arts program; compared to Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill.  The only people I can talk about are John Edwards and White House Press Secretary Gibbs.  (But then, Duke gave us Nixon, and UNC gave us Polk, right?  Or was it Harrison?).  Oh, how vain!  FACADES ASIDE.   

Take note of my friends Rakesh, going to William and Mary, Melissa, going to MIT, and John, going to Boston University.  

Our Spring 2009 graduates are moving on to new pursuits. Here’s a sample of what

lies ahead:

Tyler Barry (BA in Religious Studies) is spending 14 months in the highlands of Ethiopia to

research gelada monkeys.

Thomas Brown (BA in Religious Studies) is working full-time in the IT department of Withers &

Ravenel Engineering in Cary, NC.

Amber Clifton (BA in Religious Studies) will be attending graduate school at Northeastern

University to study world history.

John Gonzalez (BA in Philosophy) will be attending Boston University Law School to study

international law.

Evan Harris (BA in Philosophy - Concentration in Philosophy of Law) is working with the U.S.

Department of Labor as a summer intern as well as for the Orphan’s Foundation of America. He

plans to apply to law school.

Joel Mikkelsen (BA in Philosophy) is working at Red Hat and may pursue graduate studies in

the future.

Rakesh Parikh (BA in Philosophy - Concentration in Philosophy of Law) will attend law school

at the College of William and Mary.

Ricky Lee Sartain (BA in Religious Studies) is Educational Technology & Policy Lead for the

Friday Institute. He begins the Masters of Public Administration program at NC State in Fall 2009.

Melissa Schumacher (BS in Philosophy - Concentration in Logic, Representation and Reasoning)

will begin the graduate program in Philosophy at MIT in Fall 2009. She plans to specialize in logic

and the philosophy of language.

Andrew Shank (BA in Religious Studies) will be interning with Reform University Fellowship at

Virginia Tech for two years. He then plans to attend seminary.

Michael Stahnke (BA in Philosophy - Concentration in Philosophy of Law) received his real

estate appraisal trainee license in May and began a two-year internship this summer.

Rory Staunton (BS in Philosophy - Concentration in Logic, Representation and Reasoning) will

pursue a Masters in Physics at Arizona State University beginning in Fall 2009.

Christopher Stone (BA in Religious Studies) plans to pursue full-time employment in the nonprofit

sector and may eventually seek a master’s degree.

Rachel Wingo (BA in Religious Studies) is taking a year off before starting a graduate program.

Joseph Yandle (BA in Religious Studies) is seeking a full-time vocational ministry position and

may attend seminary in the future.