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Category: Academia

Holiday Guilt

by uber

Not much to add to this :)

Maybe standards are slipping

by uber

It is said that in the past, Ancient Greek instructors objected to teaching pupils to read and write too soon because they would lose the cognitive discipline of keeping everything in their heads. The same argument has been repeated over many generations, up until today’s arguments about the use of google and wikipedia.
It’s interesting [...]

My New Role in Life

by uber

When mid-June comes around, I will be the last Covenator in education. I was ecstatic to hear that Dr. Dixie has achieved the summit of her work, and I hope to plant my flag on the doctoral mountaintop with hers.
To put it in the vernacular, I hope you will join me in a “Woot! [...]

Sometimes the funnies come to you

by dixie

Actual text of an e-mail I received, minus incriminating details:
To: CCE postdoc and graduates
Subject: Crocodile heads
If you are expecting a package of croc heads
please see [this guy] (x1234) in the
Chemistry Stockroom ([this place]).
There was insufficient information on the
package to determine the addressee.
THANK YOU,
Anne

I will not be taking questions at this time

by dixie

Adding further insult to crippling injury, WAG called a group meeting this afternoon. This afternoon being Memorial Day, one of the few holidays Americans get. I would have skipped it, along with the rest of my group, except I’m trying to be a good little postgrad and curry enough favo(u)r to graduate in time to [...]