No one claimed these names were "trendy." They are simply the most popular names for babies born in the US last year.

This is an awesome analogy. I'm going to use that.

The university could have easily put a hold on his account and refused to release transcript until the issue was resolved. They chose not to.

You could absolutely clean house in situation like this. The issue is that the superintendent is probably complacent in the culture already. It's a political issue rather than a union one.

I think it's important to make a distinction between Greek Life as a general concept and Greek Life and the culture surrounding it on this particular campus. Amherst's unofficial fraternities can be a part of the problem at Amherst without that being true at every school that has frats.

I wonder if the job market will shift this. There's a huge glut of elementary teachers but everyone wants male teachers so they get hired much more easily.

*sigh* My due date is in 4 weeks. There have been three different maternal death stories in the news in my state including one at the hospital where I'll give birth. (And my state's maternal death rate is less than half the national average.)

Statistically, hetero couples have a much more equitable division of labor if they don't have kids. The theory is that the woman does most of the child care in the first few weeks and it sets the tone. io9 did a story last year about how paternity leave has had a tremendous impact on the wage gap in Europe: http://io9.…

They absolutely can. Just like they can say "no shirt, no shoes, no service." But you're using reason and logic which is not this group's strong point.

You're over generalizing your personal experience and making a lot of assumptions. Other commenters have already addressed some of your other questions but I also wanted to point out that a 5th or 6th year teacher without a master's degree making 54k would have to be in one of the best paid districts in the country.

If you try to go to the police without having the union set to back you then you'll just get fired.

I was (technically) obese when I started doing CrossFit. It was never an issue. There was one really hardcore gym near us that seemed nasty just from their Facebook page. The one we went to was much more chill. The guy who ran it was really earnest and felt strongly about customizing work-outs to a person's…

Connecticut is home to the largest achievement gap in the United States. There's a lot of very rich people and that's who people associate with CT but there are also a lot of people living in poverty.

Tell yourself that if it makes you feel better but if that was true the kinds of schools the list wouldn't be nearly as varied.

I kept waiting for Big Data to start bombarding me with stuff since I have made no efforts to hide it whatsoever (prenatals from Target, Amazon Baby Registry). It hasn't happened and I'm almost done so I don't think it's going to. I wonder why I fell through the cracks. Also, why does Facebook think I'm a good…

Eh, that very much depends on the child and precedents the parents have set.

Removing the book from the school reading list falls under the ALA's definition of censorship. It's not "banned" exactly but restricting or denying access is considered censorship in this context.

I think most commenters are simply being surprised that the cops only showed up and didn't do anything aggressive. There are, of course, occasions when the cops make reasonable call but those stories don't usually make the news.

Everyone needs to get a Tdap (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis) every ten years. Chances are good that you're due for one.

So cute but so narrow. Aerosoles makes me sad .