Aimee, that's very cool.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
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Atropa - Apr 24, 2007 1:15:14 pm PDT #6591 of 10003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Maria - Apr 24, 2007 1:23:39 pm PDT #6592 of 10003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
It's the most benevolent Empress in all the land. Aimée, that was just about the sweetest thing I've ever heard.
Aims - Apr 24, 2007 1:32:50 pm PDT #6593 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Now I need a read on something.
I posted a thing on CraigsList about us being willing to share a moving truck with someone going our way.
I got a response from a guy who is with Bowling Green University's pop culture dept. They are getting 65 banker's boxes worth of movie scripts being donated. They have to ship them from LA. I just talked to him and he seemed ok, but I'm afraid we'll be ripped off. He won't be doing the actual shipping - a moving comapny would be and he wants to split the costs down the middle. About $600 each.
He said he was from Toledo and I checked the area code and it a Toledo area code
libkitty - Apr 24, 2007 1:35:40 pm PDT #6594 of 10003
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Aimee, could you look him up at Bowling Green University? Also, wouldn't the university be paying for the shipping for a donation like this?
Vortex - Apr 24, 2007 1:36:13 pm PDT #6595 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think the main point is at the end, when he says that this sends the message to all professors that they can't say anything controversial or they'll be fired.
I may have said this on another thread, but this guy is an adjunct professor, which is a very different standard from being on the faculty. I'm not saying that he should have been fired, but his claiming that his firing sets a precendent for all academia isn't quite true.
Maria - Apr 24, 2007 1:36:53 pm PDT #6596 of 10003
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
If you have his name, call the department head and verify he works there. Then verify that they're getting 65 boxes of movie scripts. If that all checks out, then work out the details of when payment is due. I don't know if the moving company is going to insist on prepayment or not.
Aims - Apr 24, 2007 1:37:32 pm PDT #6597 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Also, wouldn't the university be paying for the shipping for a donation like this?
He said that they are, but, like most universities, trying to do it on the cheap.
Aimee, could you look him up at Bowling Green University?
I'm gonna try to. Is there general moving insurance that you can buy?
amych - Apr 24, 2007 1:44:32 pm PDT #6598 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Bowling Green State U directory: [link]
Dept of Popular Culture: [link]
Incidentally, BGSU has a seriously legit pop culture program, so there are no alarms there - but of course that could also make it a better bullshit story. If he's legit, he should be willing to let you check with the moving company directly to confirm that they've arranged such a shipment.
Aims - Apr 24, 2007 1:50:45 pm PDT #6599 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Awesome. Thank you so much.
Sparky1 - Apr 24, 2007 1:52:13 pm PDT #6600 of 10003
Librarian Warlord
I think the main point is at the end, when he says that this sends the message to all professors that they can't say anything controversial or they'll be fired.
I may have said this on another thread, but this guy is an adjunct professor, which is a very different standard from being on the faculty. I'm not saying that he should have been fired, but his claiming that his firing sets a precendent for all academia isn't quite true.
Yes to what Vortex said. From my perch in the Ivory Tower I'd also make a distinction that he's trying to say he was fired for a viewpoint not his actions. The first is traditionally protected by campuses and tenure (which he would not have as an adjunct). I suspect the campus would say he was fired for his actions (bang, bang!).
Aimee, you're sweet.