On Sex; On Selfishness

Two articles in the Sunday Boston Globe caught my eye today: Paul Abramson, a psychology professor at UCLA, argues that many of the prohibitions preventing relationships between instructors and students at universities should be lifted, and he makes a pretty compelling case. With the exception of cases where a professor has direct supervision over a student, it seems dubious to assert that romantic relationships are any business of a college or university administration.

Jake Helpern, meanwhile, effectively shows that a good hunk of the new generation of recent college graduates are narcissistic jerks. That's right, sports fans: The Baby-Boomers produced self-absorbed offspring. But before we get too smug: I'm considered part of this generation, and odds are, so are you. (One expert pegs anyone born after 1970 as part of this "entitlement generation.") But it's not all bad news -- come to find out, this generation also carries with it strengths. That narcissism might be a source of strength, not merely annoyance. So just read the piece, you selfish jerk.