Well, we have an older section of our library--not that any building on our campus is nearly as old as any on the east coast or in England--but they do tell the students that this older section that is all wood and laden with shelves of books to the high ceilings is called the Harry Potter room. I didn't even know this until about 2 years ago when students told me that's what they were told on campus tours.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:37:14 -0500 >From: "William Scott" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [tips] When Metaphors Fail >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >This might be a Jayson Blair type description of college search that the NY >Times fell for. I know of no Harry Potter admiission efforts, and I doubt that >any college touring high school student would encounter multiple allusions. >Bunk. > >Bill Scott > > >>>> "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> 12/06/09 9:57 AM >>> >The NY Times has an opinion piece by a high school student >who is doing the college tour thing and comments on the heavy >handed usage of the colleges he has visited to compare themselves >to things in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter's Hogwarts. Now, >from an adult perspective, this may seem like a brilliant PR move >since it can be assumed that a large number of potential students >will be familiar with the world of Harry Potter and they would enjoy >going to college that is in some way similar to Hogwarts. Of course, >the adults have it wrong. Read Lauren Edelson's article to see >why: >http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/opinion/06edelson.html > >-Mike Palij >New York University >[email protected] > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
