Daily Archives: December 28th, 2007

More racism in Michigan

Ugh. I’ve mentioned before that Michigan State University has a recognized hate group on campus. (And that we’ve had some noose incidents at WMU.)
So, joy! Young Americans for Freedom is about to bring in a new speaker, to follow the Brit Neo-nazi they hosted a few months ago:
“The Michigan State University chapter of Young Americans [...]

Arthropods, Sex, and HIV

No, it’s been pretty thoroughly demonstrated that insects can’t transmit HIV. However, France has a pretty astonishing ad campaign (NSFW?) that uses two Arachnids to suggest unprotected sex can be dangerous. Interestingly, the spider is in the right position for actual sex, since sperm packets are transmitted via pedipalps. (Assuming it’s a [...]