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From racial codes to technology design, “bland erotic pudding,” and why college is still worth the cost (but maybe shouldn’t be)—all that and a bag of weed (well, an article on the uneven policing of possession) on this week’s Friday Roundup!<\/p>\n

In Case You Missed It:<\/h3>\n

“Woman Enough to Win?<\/a>” Cheryl Cooky and Shari L. Dworkin on the history of gender and sex-testing in Olympic sport, just in time for Sochi!<\/p>\n

Features:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Students Squeezed by an Hourglass Economy<\/a>,” by Robert Crosnoe. How college is still worth the cost, how those who benefit most are least likely to get a college education, and why decoupling “good” jobs from degrees could help everyone.<\/p>\n

Citings & Sightings:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Women and Poverty<\/a>,” by Kat Albrecht. “When women do well, men do well and our nation does well.” So maybe equal pay and educational access are good things? Hrm.<\/p>\n

Reading List:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“The Personal (Finance) is Political<\/a>,” by Evan Stewart. New research finds odd behavior: support for social support programs hinges more on party affiliations than personal finances.<\/p>\n

Scholars Strategy Network:<\/a><\/h3>\n

“Can Investigations of Disasters Go Beyond Rhetoric to Yield Meaningful Lessons?<\/a>” by Thomas A. Birkland.<\/p>\n

“Shattering the Glass Ceiling for Women in Politics<\/a>,” by Shauna Shames.<\/p>\n

A Few from the Community Pages:<\/a><\/h3>\n