In which Zach becomes a vegetarian for a week, even though karma tries to spite him for his semi-reluctance

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I was honored to be part of the University of Madison’s contingent to the Midwestern Campus Antiwar Network Conference. I just got back a few hours ago from a weekend of networking, activism workshops, and as pictured here from the front page of the Daily Iowan student newspaper, a 2 hour rally/protest. I really enjoyed […]

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Someone told me about the online movie “Zeitgeist” several months ago, but since it’s a pretty long film, I never got around to watching it. However, that changed this evening, when a couple friends of mine and I sat down and learned about what the filmmakers term, ‘the three largest conspiracies ever told.” The Christian […]

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I’m taking a bioethics class this semester, and I have to say it’s one of the most interesting classes I’ve taken during my four years at college. A few weeks ago, we discussed the repercussions of cloning, whether for medical reasons or for social reasons. One of the philosophers we studied that week (although I […]

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In which Zach has his final interview of three with Teach For America (including audio clips from his presentations)

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It makes me so sad to see the old Ogg Hall in Madison coming down, floor by floor, brick by brick. Everyone always teases Ogg Hall…”it smells bad” – “the rooms are dumb” – “it’s ugly looking,” etc etc. However, everyone who’s ever lived in Ogg Hall knows that it’s a personal experience your freshman […]

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