I don't know if we have any UVA buffistas, but damn the situation there is fucked up.
No studying? Damn! Next thing they'll tell me is I'll have to eat jelly doughnuts or sleep with a supermodel to get things done around here. I ask you, how much can one man give?
Xander ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - Jun 19, 2012 4:43:45 am PDT #10311 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Amy - Jun 19, 2012 4:45:40 am PDT #10312 of 30001
Because books.
What's happening at UVA, le nubian?
Jessica - Jun 19, 2012 4:46:26 am PDT #10313 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Happy Birthday, Plei!!
amych - Jun 19, 2012 4:47:35 am PDT #10314 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
We have alums, and Zenkitty is in Cville, but I can't think of anyone currently at the U. I can't believe I was up half the night watching the twitter stream of people not seeing a meeting let out!
Tom Scola - Jun 19, 2012 4:49:41 am PDT #10315 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
UVA timeline: [link]
Amy - Jun 19, 2012 5:05:01 am PDT #10316 of 30001
Because books.
I hadn't heard any of the UVA stuff. And my brother took my nephew there for a college visit just last week, I think.
Happy birthday, Plei!
le nubian - Jun 19, 2012 5:07:29 am PDT #10317 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The dean of the school of commerce is their new interim president.
UVA Board essentially fired the UVA president under extremely shady circumstances. Apparently (from what I can glean from bloggers), the former president (Sullivan) was not a great fundraiser and they weren't particularly happy about that. Further, sounds like UVA wants to get into online courses in a big way.
The board is politically appointed by the governor, even though the state contributes 7% to UVA coffers. They want a person who represents "strategic dynamism" to be the president. The board is mostly Wall Street types.
So symbolically this is bullshit for a variety of reasons. I mean no disrespect to buffistas who work in banks, but why are we trusting bankers and venture capitalists without question?
We pretty much do not give deference to anyone (including the President - especially when he is Black), but we let bankers do whatever the fuck. Even at our educational institutions.
This is all bullshit.
le nubian - Jun 19, 2012 5:07:47 am PDT #10318 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
happy b-day plei!
sumi - Jun 19, 2012 5:11:02 am PDT #10319 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
sumi - Jun 19, 2012 5:11:17 am PDT #10320 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Happy Birthday, Plei!