President Bush is, according to one source, eliminating the land grants that allow schools like my alma mater, Virginia Tech, to exist: In a move that caught all 50 states by surprise, the Bush administration has proposed a federal budget that will end what has been called the “Land Grant Covenant” that has existed for …
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I’m done.
Finished. Ended. Finito. No mucho. The last paper was turned in not two minutes ago, at 1:43am. It was two years ago this week that I discovered that I’d be going to Virginia Tech. It was twenty one months ago this week that I moved to Blacksburg and started at VT. Five months ago I …
Until May 7.
Del. Tom Gear’s a dope.
Today’s Hampton Roads Daily Press has an article (not online) by Hugh Lessig and John M.R. Bull about Virginia 21 and their report card ranking all members of the Virginia House of Delegates, based on their votes on matters of relevance to higher education. Check out this bit: Del. Tom Gear of Hampton found himself …
The finest minds of my generation.
One of my classes this semester is an internet-based science and technology course. It’s a 200-level course, so the analysis done in the web-based discussions isn’t supposed to be particularly in-depth, but it should reveal some sort of reflection, synthesis, and learning. For the majority of students, though, nothin’ doin’. Here’s is the whole of …
The countdown.
Seven days of studying until final exams begin. Twelve days until my last exam. Nineteen days until I graduate.
Don’t even ask.
New rule: Don’t ask me to do anything for you between now and May 14th, when I graduate (if I play my cards right). I have too much to do. That includes asking me if I know of anybody else who could do something for you. I don’t even have time to write back to …
Graduation countdown.
I graduate from Virginia Tech one month from today. I’ll graduate with a degree in political science with a concentration in law, with honors. My cap and gown just arrived in the mail today. Commencement is at the same time as I’m supposed to be in Sorensen, so I’ll have to leave our session (in …
Exams wrapped up.
I had exams, tests and the like this whole week — I just took my last exam an hour ago. So to those who I’ve been ignoring for the past 10 days (what with the studying prior to this week), don’t take it personally — I’ll respond to your e-mail/phone call/blog comment as soon as …
Got a camera?
I’m taking a photography class this semester, and my mother’s old K1000 is acting up. The shutter keeps getting stuck open. Does anybody around Charlottesville have an old, manual 35mm that I could borrow until May?