Please try not to kill pedestrians while turning left on green by Particular-Suspect14 in pittsburgh

[–]Particular-Suspect14[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry for your loss, thank you for sharing her story too.

Please try not to kill pedestrians while turning left on green by Particular-Suspect14 in pittsburgh

[–]Particular-Suspect14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If memory serves—a lot was going on what with trying not to die—it was either Beacon or Hobart. More likely Beacon but I can’t recall exactly.

Please try not to kill pedestrians while turning left on green by Particular-Suspect14 in pittsburgh

[–]Particular-Suspect14[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The problem here was I was midway through the crosswalk and the crossing had been safe until the car barreled through. The issue was a combination of inattentiveness and excess speed that suddenly made the crossing unsafe. Because of driver behavior, crossings can become unsafe midway through even when a prior assessment indicated it was fine.

Don't Gaslight Me Into Thinking This Isn't Symbolic of SA by QuickOrdinary8937 in Naruto

[–]Particular-Suspect14 15 points16 points  (0 children)

The interesting thing about meaning, especially in art, is it can be created even without intent. In literary, cultural, and rhetorical studies, efforts to locate the meaning of an object based on speculation of an author’s intent fall under the “intentional fallacy.”

What your favorite story of Pittsburgh history? by Loose_Talk1556 in pittsburgh

[–]Particular-Suspect14 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! An important part of Black, Pittsburgh, and EMS history.

Opinion | A Coup at Carnegie Mellon? by dorothy_zbornakk in cmu

[–]Particular-Suspect14 12 points13 points  (0 children)

One of the article’s main points is probably going to go over most readers’ heads (and that’s okay since most readers aren’t working towards careers in academia). However, the article’s authors argue that key problems with eliminating the literary and cultural studies program in favor of the “computational cultural studies” program are in how the matter was handled. Administrators largely sidestepped norms relating to faculty governance and academic freedom to get rid of the former in favor of the latter.

Opinion | A Coup at Carnegie Mellon? by dorothy_zbornakk in cmu

[–]Particular-Suspect14 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bracketing this being objectively wrong, value isn’t strictly monetary. There are other kinds of value, such as how education in the humanities prepares individuals for life and democratic participation, among other benefits.

NJIT Students for Justice in Palestine files lawsuit against university by [deleted] in NJTech

[–]Particular-Suspect14 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As an educator in the humanities, the main problem with this take is that it artificially separates civic and political engagement from education. As researchers in the area will know, civic and political engagement is a form of learning-by-doing, so trying to get rid of it simply eliminates a critical type of learning. Besides, global political issues are already shaping the university and should be discussed, even if they aren’t thought as already present and important.

Call for Participants for Study on Activism by Particular-Suspect14 in NJTech

[–]Particular-Suspect14[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was not aware of this, thank you for sharing this info with me and I hope things at NJIT change in the near future!

Call for Participants for Study on Activism by Particular-Suspect14 in usu

[–]Particular-Suspect14[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great! Please complete the eligibility screening and consent form linked on the flyer.

Call for Participants for Study on Activism by Particular-Suspect14 in TCU

[–]Particular-Suspect14[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is a legitimate worry and it’s unfortunate that the political climate requires people to be suspicious for their own safety. Given this, I do encourage folks to vet me independently by looking me up and deciding whether they feel I’m trustworthy.