Talk:Skidmore College
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[edit] Jessica Alba
Someone keeps adding Ms. Alba to the "Notable Alumni" list, stating that she "attended" (i.e., did not graduate). Where's the proof of this? Crispinus211 11:49, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fred Savage
Didnt that guy from the Wonder Years attend as well. So did Niki Taylor. The model who droped out in '94 after getting knocked up.
Fred Savage did not, check his bio.
[edit] Notable Faculty of Skidmore
- Steven Millhauser, Literature/Writing, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1997).
- Regis Brodie, Ceramics
- Carolyn Forche, Poet
- Tom Lewis, Film/Writing, Winner of an Emmy Award
- Ellen Hinsey, Writing and Literature
- Beau Breslin, Government, Contemporary communitarian philosophy theorist
- Sheldon Solomon, Psychology, developed Terror Management Theory
Section keeps being deleted, because apparently not all faculty are included. This section needs to be included, and people can contribute to it.
No, it doesn't need to be included. Crispinus211 11:50, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Disagree. Take a look at other colleges. For example, Vassar, a “peer” of Skidmore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassar_College#Faculty. It is information which should be included and contributed to. Please tell a valid reason other than the vanity of some faculty might be hurt because they were not included on the list.
I suppose that is a consideration; but the real issue is how one measures "notability." The list above is very heavy on English. This is not, I presume, the only major at Skidmore. The list implies, though, that only faculty in that field, and precious few others, have achieved notariety in their fields. Crispinus211 17:41, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
If the list is "heavy' on English, isn't that even more of a reason to post it so people may contribute to it!
[edit] Drugs
The drug problem needs to be mentioned. http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5734 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Happy cow (talk • contribs).
- Phrasing it as a "problem" would probably violate the neutral point of view requirement, but other than that, be bold and make the addition. Cheers --Pak21 13:01, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
While you feel it needs to be mentioned, the context you have placed it in is not correct. The Princeton Review ranking you cite was for "Reffer Madness" not "Pot Friendly" and Skidmore's "drug problem" is no where near that of other schools, note that it was only on the list one year, and the Princeton Review is not scientific either. Also implying that it is "Pot Friendly" implies that the administration is not proactive against drug abuse.
[edit] Jeff Treuhaft
I updated Jeff Treuhaft's position at VeriSign as "senior vice president"; however, I removed the reference to his being "founder of Netscape." As the Wikipedia page on Netscape clearly states, Netscape was founded as Mosaic Comunications Corporation by Marc Andreessen and Jim Clark. There is no mention of Treuhaft as a founder. Further, a July, 2005 online Fortune article identifies Jim Clark as a Netscape "Co-Founder" and Jeff Treuhaft as "one of Netscape's first employees" (see http://www.leighbureau.com/speakers/ALashinsky/essays/netscape.pdf). If someone has some proof of Treuhaft being a Netscape founder, feel free to bring it forth. Cjkporter 21:43, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
