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Analysis: College Students Need Lessons in Failure

November 6, 2009

Disgraced ex-New York Times reporter Jayson Blair talking to college students about ethics? What’s next? The former head of Lehman Brothers on financial risk management? Such was the blogosphere’s snarky tone last week when Washington & Lee University in Virginia announced Blair would speak today, Nov. at a journalism conference there. But if the cheap irony of a famous fabulist lecturing on ethics was too much to resist, perhaps it could also prompt colleges to think more seriously about something they often shy away from: the value of exposing students to, and preparing them for, failure. For some people, like Blair, failure is spectacular and public. For others, it’s just falling short of expectations — in their careers or personal lives. But you won’t find many examples of either type among the guest speaker announcements of college bulletins. Instead, you’ll find a parade of winners — titans of the arts and commerce and politics, many of them alumni, returned triumphantly to campus to inspire the next generation (and, implicitly, to demonstrate to customers the college is worth up to $50,000 a year). They may well talk about past failures on their eventual path to success. But rarely is the podium held by someone who just failed. That’s understandable — but too bad. Teachers say failure is something so-called Gen Y students want to hear more about.

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Promoting An Active Life

November 5, 2009

Faculty and staff members at Wheeling Park High School are taking a metaphorical journey across the country.

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Energy Smart Design

November 4, 2009



When decorating our homes, we tend to consider things like beauty and comfort, the durability of pieces we might buy or the image they project.

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The Gospel Of No-Knead Breads

November 3, 2009



This delicious bread from Peter Reinhart’s “Artisan Breads Every Day” is studded with wild rice and onions and requires just a few minutes of kneading. It can be made into sandwich loaves, baguettes, round loaves or rolls.

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Custom House Marks 150 Years, Historian Honored

November 1, 2009



The West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation is planning special festivities to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the U.S. Custom House in downtown Wheeling and to celebrate the legacy of Wheeling historian Beverly Fluty.

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WJU, VISTA Have Strong Connection

October 30, 2009

For more than 40 years, VISTA has been fighting poverty across the United States, and this year is no different. Now, because of President Barack Obama’s recovery program, VISTA workers are even more visible this fall.

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