tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997548439587342866.post635972116383079278..comments2009-07-21T11:35:48.443-07:00Comments on Ivy League Connection Columbia University 2009: Caffeine ExtractionJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15998704935113358804noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997548439587342866.post-14483963619761414502009-07-15T18:08:11.392-07:002009-07-15T18:08:11.392-07:00Sofia,
Literally minutes before you posted this I...Sofia,<br /><br />Literally minutes before you posted this I commented to your blog from yesterday about caffeine. Perhaps your ears were ringing.<br /><br />From your opening statement in this blog I got to wondering whether the extraction of caffeine was a gender specific task. I mean, was the fact that you were the only female in the group have an impact on the process?<br /><br />We need more of our students (and more people out in the real world) to ignore their gender, to ignore their faith and ignore their ethnicity when deciding how or what to do. It only matters, Sofia, because you make it matter. You’re all just people and you need to stand up for that equality and not for any special treatment or consideration based on some special aspect of your life.<br /><br />Trust me, Sofia, when I tell you that if you were to check back with many of those confident students who know where they’re going to go and what they’re going to major in, a lot of them will have changed their minds from what they think now. Just as your mind has been altered by your experiences this past month all of you will have life changing things put in front of you that will influence you even more.Don Gosneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110247579694408858noreply@blogger.com