Monthly Archives: February 2014

So much for Lant Pritchett’s starfish metaphor…

A mysterious plague has manifested in the world’s starfish population, quickly spreading to several regions in which starfish (also called “sea stars”) are found. Starfish afflicted with the disease tear themselves to pieces, the arms crawling in opposite directions until … Continue reading

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SCU student Jasmine Blaine (’11) experiences even more rural hospitality in Peru (I think that is where she is!)

In the morning Thursday, we woke up and the wife of the house made us an “aguatia.” Ok, this does not mean a small glass of juice, tea, or water; this means an entire huge meal. So we ate first … Continue reading

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