MS Bike Tour 2009

Well, we did it. While it might not seem like such a big deal to many of you, I am quite chuffed with the idea that my legs will take me 125k (77.67 miles) in two days. My friends, Oliva and Linda, trained with me for two months. We began with short rides of 20k [...]

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Jane Davis on the BBC

I love the BBC. Oh, sure, they’ve got their problems, but whenever I’m in the UK–and now, because of the Internet–I listen to whatever I can on the BBC because while they are part of mainstream media, at least they try to capture more than .05% of what is going on in the world. I [...]

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Dr Side Does Well

Just a small post to publicly acknowledge the successful appointment of my friend Katherine Side to MUN’s Women’s Studies Department Chair position. I am so proud of her, and am so sad for MSVU. My students often tell me there’s no longer any need for Women’s Studies on our campus, and yet, just this summer, [...]

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