Debate about English-only policy in schools and society in the United States.
Author: Kai
Bill Maher’s Best Monologue to Date
Syracuse hasn’t Lost its Luster
I had a great two days/nights in Syracuse Thursday through Saturday, thanks to Chris’s invitation. As a fresh alumni it’s pretty awesome to go back to your alma mater and live it up a little. Especially if you are otherwise stuck in a town with no friends. I did of course choose a great weekend,…
Great Last Weekend
Vienna Winter Break Promo Film Released!
Austrian Legislative Election Results: Semi-Final (19:30h CET)
Preliminary Results at 19:30 CET Source: ORF These are the results with 99.9% of the regular votes counted. There are still 400,000 “voting cards” to be counted. Party Logo Party Primary Candidate Percent of Votes ÖVP Dr. Wolfgang Schüssel 34.49% SPÖ Dr. Alfred Gusenbauer 35.50% FPÖ Heinz-Christian Strache 11.20% Greens Prof. Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen 10.39%…
Graffiti from the 1940s
I’ve taken a series of walks through the Lainzer Tiergarten, a huge nature reserve in Vienna. I mainly did this to get some form of exercise and to get out of the apartment during the day. On most recent wandering, on September 14, I hiked up to the highest point of the reserve, Hubertuswarte, which…
Facebook is Now Open to Everyone
It’s been around 33 minutes since Facebook opened the floodgates to the 6 billion or so people who haven’t been able to register under one or more of the supported networks. Amazingly, I have not received any spam yet. Maybe these privacy settings really work! Now I can invite my favorite bartender to Facebook! It…
2nd Pickpocketing
Last weekend I was pickpocketed for the second time this summer. It happened, like the first time, on the ride home from a night out. Today I checked out the Consular Information Sheet on Austria by the U.S. Department of State. Check this out: There has been an increase in theft and pick pocketing on…
Holding onto Summer, Wild Boars
This past week hasn’t been too bad, event-wise. I went out Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, which were all great nights out. However, Monday was Kerstin’s last night, and it’s pretty depressing that she’s gone now. I’ve gone for several walks in the Lainzer Tiergarten, which is close to my dad’s apartment. It’s a 2,450…