Two Decades And Some

Sunday, May 4, 2014

What a great quote!

The capacity to be alone is the capacity to love. It may look paradoxical to you, but it is not. It is an existential truth: only those people who are capable of being alone, are capable of love, of sharing, of going into the deepest core of the other person—without possessing the other, without depending on the other, without reducing the other to a thing, and without becoming addicted to the other. They allow the other absolute freedom, because they know that if the other leaves, they will be as happy as they are now. Their happiness cannot be taken by the other, because it is not given by the other. –Osho

Saturday, May 3, 2014

An unfortunate article

I came across this article as I was scrolling through my newsfeed, and after reading it, I'm worried about the future of minorities in higher education. This, coupled with the fact that over 55 universities are being investigated for Title IX violations (CMU included), doesn't bode well for women and minorities.

Why is there still favoritism toward white males?

http://www.policymic.com/articles/88731/wharton-study-shows-the-shocking-result-when-women-and-minorities-email-their-professors?utm_source=policymicFB&utm_medium=main&utm_campaign=social

A fantastic infographic about AirBnb!

AirBnb has recently been in the news for both good and bad things (for good - see the NYTimes Magazine article from last week, for bad-look at the protests in SF). The infographic below shows how the company got started!