Reviews by jaredavs

jaredavs says "Too Christiany but I received a good education..." about Baylor University

jaredavs — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:18:26 GMT

I can sum it up fairly simply:

The regents at Baylor have far too much influence, or maybe it is that their influence is generally a thinly veiled attempt to turn Baylor into a church. For a school that is trying to move itself into the upper tier this seems counterproductive. Much of Baylor's moral stances are now very much out of line with mainstream thought. Although I must say the current president is far better than the last and the atmosphere does appear to be changing.

That said, I feel that I received a very good education at Baylor for the most part devoid of religious influence in the classroom--the way a university should be. Of course, I was a psychology major and I suspect that this may not have been the case for other majors--such as the humanities. I thought that the psych department was excellent and prepared me well for my postgraduate education (I am currently a PhD student at Notre Dame).

Baylor is very generous with their financial aid, and despite the relatively...

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jaredavs says "So good it is beyond deep dish..." about Lou Malnati's - Chicago, IL

jaredavs — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:10:46 GMT

I went to the Lou Malnati's in Schaumburg when I was visiting Chicago. It was so good that I returned on my way back to the airport. The sauce and abundent cheeseis delicious but the highlight is most definitely the absurdly good butter crust. In my opinion Lou Malnati's puts similar joints, like Uno, to shame....

jaredavs says "A certain upgrade from last years game but still not perfect." about EA Sports - Madden 08

jaredavs — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:03:43 GMT

Madden 08 was a weclome upgrade from the previous years try with improved fluidity of player movement as well as an improved user interface with the passing game. Everything else was fairly similar so I suppose I will hit on a few of my complaints--

1) Far too many turnovers, INTs and fumbles were very inflated

2) In certain situations it becomes nearly impossible to stop a 3 yard run, even if you stack the box with eight players

3) EA very much needs to improve its online system--they could take a lesson from 2ksports setup.

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