tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post2466337752756791454..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: University Of Illinois Students Respond To No Snow Day With Racism, Sexism On Twitter. ** With an Update From the Daily Illini. **Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35701888972774473212014-01-29T13:45:22.157-05:002014-01-29T13:45:22.157-05:00We tell our Nursing and Allied Health complainers ...We tell our Nursing and Allied Health complainers that we close when the hospital closes...Walt Lessunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543175448330140638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-83249916242435666122014-01-29T13:45:16.872-05:002014-01-29T13:45:16.872-05:00We tell our Nursing and Allied Health complainers ...We tell our Nursing and Allied Health complainers that we close when the hospital closes...Walt Lessunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543175448330140638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11021695372903754542014-01-29T13:44:56.468-05:002014-01-29T13:44:56.468-05:00We tell our Nursing and Allied Health complainers ...We tell our Nursing and Allied Health complainers that we close when the hospital closes...Walt Lessunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543175448330140638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78469273694953054812014-01-29T12:28:36.952-05:002014-01-29T12:28:36.952-05:00A nearby large state Uni a few weeks ago did cance...A nearby large state Uni a few weeks ago did cancel classes due to cold temps. A rather large number of students went out to the bars to drink. They were perfectly fine and healthy to brave the cold, using public transportation and many even walking to get to the bars, but could not be expected to walk across campus to class. <br /><br />II think Conan is being a little overly dramatic that a sAcademic Charlotte Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617435890922621735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9609658865485904742014-01-28T21:12:06.018-05:002014-01-28T21:12:06.018-05:00I looked at the weather history in Urbana. It was...I looked at the weather history in Urbana. It was between 9 and 13 degrees today. That's about what it was here. High schools were in session, and our kids did part of their athletic practice outside. It wasn't a big deal. We're having a real winter this year, which we haven't had for about 20 years, but most adults can remember that winters used to be cold, a lot. Just Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88100826702297122282014-01-28T20:38:35.532-05:002014-01-28T20:38:35.532-05:00-27 F? That's mild compared to some of the te...-27 F? That's mild compared to some of the temperatures we put up with here in the Great White North.<br /><br />When I was an undergrad in the 1970s, I went to lectures in weather like that. When I was in industry, I worked outside when it was that cold. (No, it wasn't pleasant, but the job had to be done.) I treated those conditions as part of living here.<br /><br />I thought Quarter Wave Verticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173446011323023116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78811475001942117802014-01-28T20:37:58.998-05:002014-01-28T20:37:58.998-05:00Good article, SB! I still cannot understand how t...Good article, SB! I still cannot understand how the grown-ups in that piece didn't know any better than to send such stupid stuff out into the world. *Puts down the rocks.*CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11785475948442899652014-01-28T19:52:29.541-05:002014-01-28T19:52:29.541-05:00Thanks, all. I expect the university will be formi...Thanks, all. I expect the university will be forming committees to discuss who decides to shut down when inclement weather approaches.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37142945137261322392014-01-28T18:19:35.959-05:002014-01-28T18:19:35.959-05:00The more I know people the better I like my dogs.The more I know people the better I like my dogs.Cambridge0101https://www.blogger.com/profile/12153435765355501551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12530941847603738632014-01-28T17:56:11.346-05:002014-01-28T17:56:11.346-05:00Roxane Gay's words, not mine.Roxane Gay's words, not mine.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80486077836805139782014-01-28T17:52:28.811-05:002014-01-28T17:52:28.811-05:00At its worst, social media... offers everyone an u...<a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/12/23/justine_saccos_aftermath_the_cost_of_twitter_outrage/" rel="nofollow">At its worst, social media... offers <i>everyone</i> an unprecedented opportunity to share in collective outrage without reflection. In the heat of the moment, it encourages us to forego empathy.</a><br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46324655040828740562014-01-28T16:49:51.595-05:002014-01-28T16:49:51.595-05:00Apparently Myth and I were thinking along the same...Apparently Myth and I were thinking along the same lines, at the same time. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-29729296498282568922014-01-28T16:48:21.564-05:002014-01-28T16:48:21.564-05:00Anger comes from people feeling mistreated -- and ...Anger comes from people <i>feeling</i> mistreated -- and that, of course, is where things get tricky, because feelings of mistreatment are based on assumptions about how people (in certain positions or generally) should treat other people (in certain situations or generally). So, one student might be angry about classes being held in record cold weather (because, in that student's mind, the Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90921732919185696822014-01-28T16:45:13.984-05:002014-01-28T16:45:13.984-05:00Anger like this does not normally spring from actu...Anger like this does not normally spring from actual mistreatment, but rather from a "feeling" of mistreatment. In my experience, people who are (actually) mistreated in such a singular, inconsequential way as this generally deal with the mistreatment and then complain later. A verbal diarrhea of sexist, personal insults tends to be from irrational nutjobs with little to no The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15539492569037572192014-01-28T16:15:29.042-05:002014-01-28T16:15:29.042-05:00I once lectured during a power outage - illuminate...I once lectured during a power outage - illuminated by the emergency lighting, while the room slowly rose in temperature and the smell of body odour and stinky socks became stronger and stronger. I also stopped after an hour, but that was because I had lost my voice from yelling so that everyone in the 350-seat lecture hall could hear me (no mic power...).Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43843407663665770422014-01-28T16:11:22.315-05:002014-01-28T16:11:22.315-05:00Hi Conan, I'm coming at this from the perspect...Hi Conan, I'm coming at this from the perspective that our uni is (and was) experiencing -4 to +3 F temperatures (without the wind chill) for the last 2 days (and this is during hours where there are classes, not the daily minimum in the middle of the night...), and I'm not at a locale where this is "normal" (this isn't frickin' Winnipeg or Edmonton, just to be totally Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45984448829347790692014-01-28T15:20:15.243-05:002014-01-28T15:20:15.243-05:00As a student, I showed up on a miserable cold snow...As a student, I showed up on a miserable cold snowy day to find the power off in the building. Most of the 300 for the massive lecture were there. We demanded the prof give that day's lecture as we sat in the dark. He lectured for an hour before stating he was just too cold and security wanted us to leave.<br /><br />By the way, it was a damn good lecture.Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78393438581446500822014-01-28T15:01:15.497-05:002014-01-28T15:01:15.497-05:00Usually?Usually?Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22701776162635881472014-01-28T14:54:40.332-05:002014-01-28T14:54:40.332-05:00The anger comes from people being mistreated, does...The anger comes from people being mistreated, doesn't it?Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53949572390018789492014-01-28T13:58:25.944-05:002014-01-28T13:58:25.944-05:00Hi. Maybe I'm reading this info wrong but ther...Hi. Maybe I'm reading this info wrong but there are no temperatures of -30 in Urbana. College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26748421826504237962014-01-28T13:39:48.755-05:002014-01-28T13:39:48.755-05:00This makes me sick on all levels, but also because...This makes me sick on all levels, but also because I can envision students I work with saying the same about me and my colleagues. Where does this personal level of anger and hatred come from?The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5754201920566444662014-01-28T13:22:55.543-05:002014-01-28T13:22:55.543-05:00Flamen, the duty to employees is slightly less. E...Flamen, the duty to employees is slightly less. Especially if their job description INVOLVES doing work regarding inclement conditions. It is a reasonable assumption that a janitor might have to brave harsh conditions to clear pathways in the event of snow. However, your duty of care to people paying you for a service is always greater than your duty of care to people that you are paying for aConan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26603415219362387452014-01-28T13:13:31.338-05:002014-01-28T13:13:31.338-05:00This nicely summarizes a lot of my feelings. Whil...This nicely summarizes a lot of my feelings. While having school during such conditions, I think, is a bit harsh, complaining impotently complete with racism and sexism is not constructive. If anything, count it as something that you can tell your grandfather when he starts talking about how he walked to school in the snow uphill both ways. And then let HIM say racist and sexist things while Conan the Grammarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958152840132897163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25913318861354986762014-01-28T12:57:08.824-05:002014-01-28T12:57:08.824-05:00But Conan, the weather conditions in Urbana today ...But Conan, the weather conditions in Urbana today do not constitute a reasonable threat to the safety of anyone who is able to put on a coat. Seriously, I know you're coming at it from your own perspective, but cold weather does not constitute an emergency requiring the cessation of business. <br /><br />I believe that those kids bitching about having to be in school are going out for lunch, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46320571367994425232014-01-28T12:50:58.256-05:002014-01-28T12:50:58.256-05:00An 18 year old janitor at University of Illinois h...An 18 year old janitor at University of Illinois has to be there today to clear snow and nice for the students who have to be there today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08119100121479821544noreply@blogger.com