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Your biases are showing. The fact remains that minority students are not being treated the same way at Yale.

I do recognize my privilege. I grew up in a very poor, inner-city neighborhood (cry me a river, I know). Many of my friends and family did drop out of high school/got into deep shit early on/never even considered college. I feel very lucky for my educational privilege, but that doesn’t mean I just ignore the other

“Almost all students residing there come from some sort of privilege” – and that’s exactly why the students who don’t come from privilege feel so alienated in such an incredibly privileged space. I didn’t go to Yale, but I went to a similarly prestigious school, and many of the students of color from poor families

7 seconds of a mild LSD trip. Not bad.

In all seriousness, though, the Times piece didn't cover anything about the process. There is an extensive questionnaire for parents about how their kid currently eats, and from that we come up with recipes geared both to appeal to them (so they will eat it) and will also be a little healthier (so they will be

I was just coming to say this. Quinoa cooked in broth or stock versus plain water is like magic.

Can I suggest that reading the article linked at the bottom might do something to address complaints about how this is pompous and verbose and/or doesn't have anything to do with sports?

I don't read his column

Oh, he is. He's not worth feeding.

Where I am from in Western New York the farmers south of us have been successful in complimentary planting and crop rotation to a degree where they are not adding agents to the soil to kill or fertilize. It does not yield high crops that will feed a nation, but it does well enough to feed the surrounding areas. I am