Ted Fertik
Ted Fertik
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Fertik: Leave the graduate school alone
Among top universities in the United States, Yale has maintained a venerable commitment to undergraduate education. When I was applying to colleges, I was told that at Yale, every professor, no matter how distinguished, was required to teach at least one undergraduate course per year.
Shalek hasn't lived up to campaign promises
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me — and all the students in Ward 1. As Alderman Nick Shalek considers announcing his re-election campaign this week, I worry that Monday’s News profile failed to hold Shalek accountable for his many broken promises from his first campaign.
Voters have wised up to GOP's flaws
I have just discovered that the Democrats have taken control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994. Democrats have so far picked up three seats in the U.S. Senate and held on to the two seats that they were in danger of losing. Though ecstatic, I offer some sober reflections on today’s events.
Obama shouldn’t rush into the 2008 presidential race
Senators make bad presidential candidates and voters do not like them, especially in today’s media environment ... Enter Barack Obama.
Sept. 11 tragedy created unhealthy political bind
Sept. 11, 2001 was the fifth day of my junior year at Stuyvesant High School, four blocks from the World Trade Center.
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There is a view of "activists" as self-righteous do-nothings who go out in the streets and shout about American empire, moral relativism and evil in everything powerful. I must confess that I have met a few people who resemble that depiction, but most...
Impeachment issue hangs on accountability
The following is a case for impeaching the president and the vice president. I hope people will talk about this issue seriously and tell their representatives to support the resolutions introduced by Rep. John Conyers calling for an investigation of...
Feminist says, 'Stop hating on Hillary'
Those of you who know me know one thing: I love Hillary Clinton. I have (and wear regularly) a Marc Jacobs-designed Hillary T-shirt, and I founded a facebook group called "Hillary Makes All the Haters Drink Haterade in 2008." If you're unlucky, you may...
A chance to take a lead on democracy
Today, more than 20 of your peers have traveled to Hartford to help make history in the halls of government. With a former governor behind bars and a state senator newly resigned on charges of corruption, Connecticut lawmakers are at last poised to...
One campaign later, the case for Livengood
One of my favorite things about elections, and especially local elections, is that they are an opportunity for people to think seriously about the issues confronting their communities and to choose the best person to address those issues. New Haven's...