Random fact: November is National Diabetes Month. It’s something that I didn’t know, not until I started doing research for this column. Considering that I am diabetic, that’s a strong implication about what’s wrong with our state.

Today the Cultural Enhancement series has scheduled a speaker who impacted the way scientific education is performed in our school systems. Kenneth Miller will be in Downing University Center to deliver a lecture titled “Only a Theory,” and will deal with the arguments against Evolutionary Theory, said Larry Snyder, associate dean of Potter College.

The origins of some courses are obvious. Geometry and physics originated due to scientific demand for them. Same with literature and French. But where do special courses come from? A myriad of specialized religion classes are taught on the third floor of Cherry Hall.

It started out an overcast day on South Lawn beneath the visage of Guthrie Bell Tower, the seventh annual RevFest commenced. Opening with jam band Birdswim, the festival was created to help raise money for The Center for Courageous Kids, located in Scottsville.