Comments on: My Love Affair with Stanford http://midwesterngirl.com/2006/08/03/my-love-affair-with-stanford/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:55:26 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Anne http://midwesterngirl.com/2006/08/03/my-love-affair-with-stanford/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Anne Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:54:36 +0000 http://midwesterngirl.com/?p=51#comment-32 I think what you say about Berkeley is absolutely true, and that maybe that is why I so like going to Stanford now. Lord knows I know there are social and economic ills in the world, and I get upset about many public policy decisions. Frankly I am tired of all the bad news. I don't ignore the news, I can't do that. But still certain stories make me want to cry. Like polar bears eating each other because they are starving. <a href="http://www.platypi.com/midwesterngirl/2006/06/study_polar_bears_turning_to_c_1.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.platypi.com/midwesterngirl/2006/06/study_polar_bears_turning_to_c_1.html</a> You are probably right that Stanford is too insulating for people who spend 4 or more years there, maybe it would be creepy. But I love going there for the 30 minutes I get to once a month or so. And right now, for me and my world-weariness, it is peaceful and I feel at peace there. I think what you say about Berkeley is absolutely true, and that maybe that is why I so like going to Stanford now. Lord knows I know there are social and economic ills in the world, and I get upset about many public policy decisions. Frankly I am tired of all the bad news. I don’t ignore the news, I can’t do that. But still certain stories make me want to cry. Like polar bears eating each other because they are starving. http://www.platypi.com/midwesterngirl/2006/06/study_polar_bears_turning_to_c_1.html

You are probably right that Stanford is too insulating for people who spend 4 or more years there, maybe it would be creepy.

But I love going there for the 30 minutes I get to once a month or so. And right now, for me and my world-weariness, it is peaceful and I feel at peace there.

]]> By: Tricia http://midwesterngirl.com/2006/08/03/my-love-affair-with-stanford/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Tricia Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:17:11 +0000 http://midwesterngirl.com/?p=51#comment-31 I'll weigh in on the other side. Stanford creeps me out - it's very Stepford like. Everyone is in class at the same time doing what they're told. They're sheltered from the real world and its real problems. At Berkeley you can't ignore that the homeless exist and that there are economic and social issues that effect people's daily lives. Just the .02 of a Cal grad. I’ll weigh in on the other side. Stanford creeps me out – it’s very Stepford like. Everyone is in class at the same time doing what they’re told. They’re sheltered from the real world and its real problems. At Berkeley you can’t ignore that the homeless exist and that there are economic and social issues that effect people’s daily lives. Just the .02 of a Cal grad.

]]> By: Anne http://midwesterngirl.com/2006/08/03/my-love-affair-with-stanford/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Anne Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:55:14 +0000 http://midwesterngirl.com/?p=51#comment-30 Well, it's entirely possible that my memory of UC Berkeley is tainted by time and distance. It's also possible that my forays to the library didn't let me see as much of the campus as when I go to Stanford, or that I am connecting UCB too much with my memory of Berkeley itself. Regardless, Stanford is still dreamy. Well, it’s entirely possible that my memory of UC Berkeley is tainted by time and distance. It’s also possible that my forays to the library didn’t let me see as much of the campus as when I go to Stanford, or that I am connecting UCB too much with my memory of Berkeley itself.

Regardless, Stanford is still dreamy.

]]> By: Vera http://midwesterngirl.com/2006/08/03/my-love-affair-with-stanford/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Vera Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:41:42 +0000 http://midwesterngirl.com/?p=51#comment-29 Mmmm, Stanford.... How I miss it.... That's funny, though, because I loved the landscaping at Berkeley -- some beautiful gardens there. But yeah, Stanford is definitely a world unto itself. Mmmm, Stanford…. How I miss it….

That’s funny, though, because I loved the landscaping at Berkeley — some beautiful gardens there. But yeah, Stanford is definitely a world unto itself.

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