Tag Archives: university

It’s official: the undergraduate degree is the new high school diploma.

Posted on May 14, 2008 by kfarr

It hit me when I saw this craigslist post for a Yelp data entry job. Responsibilities: •Reviewing and researching business data •Accurately/flawlessly updating business information Requirements: •BA/BS degree •Attention to detail with the ability to complete a large volume of … Continue reading →

Posted in internets, work | Tagged career, college, craig, craigslist, degree, diploma, education, employment, graduate, graduation, high, high school, hunt, job, list, monster, school, search, undergraduate, university, value | 2 Comments

Indiana University students like Obama.

Posted on April 29, 2008 by kfarr

I try to keep up with news back home in Indiana but have done so especially of late as Hillary and Obama duke it out in the Hoosier State. I was happy to come across the below clips produced by … Continue reading →

Posted in media, politics | Tagged 08, 2008, barack, barack obama, clinton, coverage, democrat, democratic, election, hillary, hillary clinton, hoosiers, indiana, indiana university, interviews, iu, iustv, little 5, little 500, news, obama, race, reactions, report, reporter, sports, student, television, university, update | 1 Comment

Meeting people in the City is tough. Why?

Posted on March 5, 2008 by kfarr

I am a recently single guy and just realized how hard it seems to be to meet new people (men or women) in the City. One craigslist post summed it up well, “Ever notice how people (downtown anyway) just walk … Continue reading →

Posted in happiness | Tagged bars, cafe, california, connection, craiglist.org, craigslist, interaction, intimacy, meet, meeting, meetup, people, proximity, restaurant, san francisco, sf, social, socializing, university | 2 Comments

UCSF makes its own power. Why?

Posted on December 26, 2007 by kfarr

This past weekend I took a guy home early in the morning at the end of his night shift at the University of California, San Francisco‘s power plant. At first I thought he meant he works to maintain the big … Continue reading →

Posted in econ | Tagged cng, coal, education, electric, electricity, gas, generation, higher, higher education, lng, natural, natural gas, pacific gas and electric, pg&e, plant, power, power plant, san francisco, sf, uc, ucsf, universities, university | Leave a comment

IU’s not “lovin’ it.”

Posted on October 12, 2007 by kfarr

Back home in Indiana, my alma mater, Indiana University, used to house a McDonald’s in the Read Center dormitories. Last May that McDonald’s closed. Let me impress upon you the historical importance of this facility. This was the only name … Continue reading →

Posted in econ | Tagged agreement, auxiliary, contract, contracts, dining, dining services, education, facilities, higher, higher education, indiana, indiana university, iu, lovin' it, mcdonald's, meal, meal contract, meal points, mmmm, points, residence, residence hall, residential, revenue, services, share, university | 7 Comments