a few years ago, I had a student stagger into one of my classes looking extremely hungover and possibly still drunk. He staggered out before class ended, after having turned bright green.
2009/3/17 Perelman, Michael <[email protected]>: > I always wanted to have my own university. I would surround it with barbed > wire & guards with signs reading “No one under 25 allowed.” Young people > would want to attend my school. > > > > I would have a high admission fee, but send out diplomas with acceptances. > > > > We used to have a drinking festival in Chico. The town & school shut it > down. The festivities moved to St. Patrick’s day. The school moved Spring > break to include St. Patrick’s day to keep the students away at the time. > > > > During the Drinking Festival, known as Pioneer Days – which helped Chico to > earn its spot as the country’s No. 1 party school, I would get a very small > group of students in my classes. It was a wonderful experience. Everyone > there was interested in learning & not afraid to show it. The rest of the > year, classes are largely a form of advanced day care, even though many of > the students are great people & I can get through to some of them. It is > that the university environment is deadening, compared to what it might be. > > > > Michael Perelman > > Economics Department > > California State University > > Chico, CA > > 95929 > > > > 530 898 5321 > > fax 530 898 5901 > > > > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
