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QUALLS, Kevin

A rambling rant on communication technology

April 24, 2015

Column by Kevin Qualls, Professor of mass communications The Internet is slow today (Tuesday). Interacting with colleagues and students in the very...

QUALLS, Kevin

Don’t waste time reading this

April 10, 2015

“Eight completely serious reasons you should pee in the shower today.” “15 times Rand Paul had a better hair day than you.” “Fritz the adorable...

QUALLS, Kevin

Academy Award-winning trials

March 27, 2015

     The Clint Eastwood-directed feature film “American Sniper” set industry box office records in its opening days.           Millions watched...

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Qualls: Things I don’t understand

March 5, 2015

The world seems to make less sense every day.  Strange things are going on everywhere. This is not about UFOs, ESP or Bigfoot. It’s things more incredible...

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Qualls: A nation of laws

February 20, 2015

Sometimes the system works. This is one of those times, thanks to United States District Judge Andrew Hanen.  Political science classes have a case study...

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Qualls: Conducting class

February 6, 2015

This is the sweet spot. When the classroom experience becomes more than rudimentary instruction. Something happens just about this time of the semester. ...

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Qualls: An unforced perspective

January 23, 2015

There’s a rhetorical question so often repeated that it has the patina of philosophy. It’s a paradigm in which people are categorized as either seeing...

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Qualls: Meaningless dystinctions

December 5, 2014

Yes, the title is misspelled. That’s to make it special. Set it apart. Like all of us want to be: distinguished. There are lots of shortcuts to distinction:...

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Qualls: The sound of silence

November 14, 2014

Many of my left-leaning friends expressed great astonishment at the midterm election results.  In particular was the surprising defeat of Alison Lundergan...

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Qualls: Here’s thinking of Pew

October 31, 2014

Last week the Pew Research Center published findings regarding media consumption habits.  It had a few things to say about of college-aged students. ...

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Qualls: A supreme rant

October 17, 2014

The Supreme Court began its October session last week.  Oral arguments on important issues will be heard.  Opinions won’t be released until June. ...

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Qualls: What’s going on?

September 26, 2014

In 1970 Marvin Gaye recorded the now classic Soul/R&B song, “What’s Going On?” In 2014, it’s a question that still begs an answer. Having witnessed...

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