Russell Frank
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We Had to Destroy the Universities to Save Them
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“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” – Ronald Reagan Skim most any document wordsmithed by President Trump’s […]
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A Black Panther, a Softball Injury, Artificial Intelligence and Me
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Was it only last year that we profs were policing artificial intelligence as a newfangled form of plagiarism and buying blue books like it was 1975? Now we’re Tokyo train […]
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A State College Tradition: 50 Years of Indian Epics
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As members of State College’s robust Indian community well know, yajna is a Hindi word which, according to one definition, can refer to “any selfless action performed with integrity, such […]
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Are We Really Just Going to Walk Away From WPSU?
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For a little light reading over the weekend, I visited the web page that breaks down Penn State’s budget allocations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The list covers 41 […]
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Frank: Let Subu Vedam Go
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Let us boil down the state of things in the case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Subramanyam Vedam: No witnesses ever came forward and said they saw Subu Vedam shoot […]
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The Grandkids Tour 2025: They’re Brilliant! They’re Bonkers!
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Children are lunatics. I say this after spending much of the summer with my grandkids, whom I adore. The oldest of the four is about to turn 7; the youngest […]
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Face It, Campers, Outhouses Are the Pits
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Another thing I’m aging out of: camping. My parents were not outdoorsy. My first intensive nature experience wasn’t with them but with my grammar school gym teacher. Every summer, Anthony […]
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Thinking of Moving to Canada? Not So Fast
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HORNBY ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA – Every small town has its kaffeeklatsch – a gathering of geezers who devote an hour of their morning to solving the world’s problems over a […]
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State College Man Leaves Bubble
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“America this is quite serious.” – Allen Ginsberg SAN FRANCISCO – O what a sheltered life I lead. I’ve been in San Francisco for two days and, bumpkin that I am, […]
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Frank: Forget Bucket Lists. Aging Is for Savoring
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As I entered the murky zone between middle and old age, I came up with a slogan: “If not now, when?” Meaning, I should go-be-do while I’m still hale and […]