Comments on: NPF: BREAKING AWAY

By: Recovering Republican

Recovering Republican — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:01:46 +0000

Wow, this is a well-written site. I'll be back, if you don't mind.

I'm late to this thread but had to point out that, as a Penn State alumnus from exactly 20 years ago, I obviously don't recognize the specifics of IU tradition, but neither do I observe anything that would place IU as a catch for PSU castoffs in terms of our superior commitment to the principles of academia.

But then, I've been out of the loop for a while.

Briefly (to avoid approaching TMI territory), I'll just add that my experiences while attending the venerable institution are a part of the reason that alcohol and I parted company a while back.

FYI, I would never have approached an instructor or professor about the fact that some assignment was due during some party period (which collectively encompassed about 2/3 of each semester). I knew he/she had his reasons and priorities to follow. And I had mine. Oh well.

By: Patti

Patti — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:19:19 +0000

Last Week: Little 5 Week (what happened to Weekend?) – no major assignments due
This Week: Dead Week – no major assignments due
Two Weeks: Finals Week – no major assignments due (have to study for exams, right?)

This effectively means that the students stop attending class at Easter. It takes effort to place last in the Big Ten on the US News and World Report College survey. Way to go, IU!

By: Kati

Kati — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:00:56 +0000

Purdue sorostitutes from my highschool spent all day picking up trash around bloomington because they got caught with an open keystone at the villas. This makes me feel better about the fact that I chugged out of a strangers handle of heaven hill vodka last night.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:52:00 +0000

Dude, you know The Punisher?

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:06:24 +0000

Hey, that's great. Also, what in the fuck are you talking about?

By: frank castle

frank castle — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 12:52:03 +0000

Just wanted to tell you that boy, you are pouring gas on the fire. A lot of it. And that's cool if that's you're intent. But right now, your doing the exact same thing that Chick Publications does for Christianity. So, just wanted to point that out. Seriously, people are pointing at this website and saying 'See?"

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:29:00 +0000

Ed – Try teaching _All the Shah's Men_ (a great narrative history of Iran and the CIA coup of Mossadegh in 1953) to a 9am US History class the day after "Patriots Day" aka as "Marathon Monday" which ostensibly is to recognize the annual running of the Boston Marathon. I feel your pain. Marathon Monday for 19-21 year olds means just as you suggest: a marathon day of drinking.
At least we near the end – I always take solace in that M.M. is the surest sign of 1. spring in Boston (always lovely as it is in the Midbest) and 2. the freaking end of the semester.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:41:13 +0000

LOL at IU being a safety for Penn State!

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:59:41 +0000

you ask people what they did, most of them say they just sat around their apartments drinking or went to some party where the place got busted by cops that are in their accounting class.

The cops are in accounting class? How cool!

I mean, why go to class when you can get ballz drunk on Pucker at 9:00 AM? I haven’t a good answer for that either, so don’t feel bad.

I love it when you do posts like this. "The Real Life of a Professor: what with kids the way they are today and all"

Feel free to use that for the title of your book if you should wish to do so, by the way.