tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1663706111896782901..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Conan the Grammarian Sics Lawyers on Student CouncilUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3348238804804055382016-02-24T22:09:02.080-05:002016-02-24T22:09:02.080-05:00What Jonathon said, but X1000. Really.What Jonathon said, but X1000. Really.CrotchetyCanCrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726542331106036082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-537964617079875732016-02-23T21:51:57.483-05:002016-02-23T21:51:57.483-05:00http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com/2005/12/junio...http://rateyourstudents.blogspot.com/2005/12/junior-from-jersey_3290.html<br /><br />This is a post from RYS (the old, old site from a student.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05086727387857705638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-52307994429063295162016-02-23T17:39:30.113-05:002016-02-23T17:39:30.113-05:00Thanks for sharing your tale of woe and triumph, C...Thanks for sharing your tale of woe and triumph, Conan. <br /><br />The page is dying, the page is always dying. I'm happy to read Conan's posts for as long as they would like to post them. Are they our misery as instructors? Perhaps not. But we are College Misery, not you-must-teach-a-class-to-post Misery. <br /><br />There was misery. It was posted. It's all ok. <br /><br />Madame Librariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78098464531100836082016-02-23T17:30:07.552-05:002016-02-23T17:30:07.552-05:00I know huh? It's the kind of thing one would s...I know huh? It's the kind of thing one would say if gang activity started occurring in their neighborhood, and not about who has been posting to their favorite blog. Again, first world problems.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30808893518871105562016-02-23T17:29:00.935-05:002016-02-23T17:29:00.935-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69375092853112254682016-02-23T17:04:52.671-05:002016-02-23T17:04:52.671-05:00Bravo! Bravo! Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4674296698839644342016-02-23T17:02:32.137-05:002016-02-23T17:02:32.137-05:00Amen. I think all of us can learn something from ...Amen. I think all of us can learn something from Conan's experience, because, for better or for worse, one way or the other, more and more of us are expected to raise more and more of the money for what were once considered basic activities. And Deans, Provosts, University Presidents, etc. are just as likely to pull the kind of move Conan describes as student council presidents (where do Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43972968262393353212016-02-23T15:51:58.124-05:002016-02-23T15:51:58.124-05:00Not really. He took a stand against individuals w...Not really. He took a stand against individuals who were clearly in the wrong. Yes, it's too bad that lawyers were involved, but at least the cause was righteous.<br /><br />Emergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56370739755073599642016-02-23T15:47:19.168-05:002016-02-23T15:47:19.168-05:00I can't believe some of the comments that this...I can't believe some of the comments that this post has raised. It makes me wonder if those were defensive remarks from people who felt that their ability to be corrupt was infringed upon. That Conan raised something that struck a nerve, that people on the blog somehow identify with members of the aforementioned student council. <br /><br />My initial reaction when reading this post was noEmergency Mathematical Hologramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873569623797587860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66658555162409460832016-02-23T15:32:21.949-05:002016-02-23T15:32:21.949-05:00Now those complaints I can understand.
To be sur...Now those complaints I can understand. <br /><br />To be sure, the best contributions assign clever but not overtly insulting names to other participants in the narratives that appear here, and those names help to stage the scene. Conan's contribution isn't up to that standard, but then neither are my posts; it just doesn't seem to be a kind of wit I'm good at.<br /><br />Nor is dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23790544246239072342016-02-23T15:19:43.667-05:002016-02-23T15:19:43.667-05:00Eff the eff off, Anonymous. We're all outraged...Eff the eff off, Anonymous. We're all outraged by our "adversaries" on this page, and we're all victims of "meh" responses from our students. This is a got-damn rantblog, fer chrissakes. Stay away if you like, but don't go applying double standards.Dr. Mindbenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16916271564719224677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89279025492881601712016-02-23T12:39:36.771-05:002016-02-23T12:39:36.771-05:00I think some of us looked to this site as a place ...I think some of us looked to this site as a place away from the type of Millennial outrage too common on many campuses, the outrage that this entry ends with.<br /><br />This undergraduate WON his appeal; the system WORKED for him. But that's not enough—he is apparently outraged that his “adversaries” were not crushed! He is a victim of a “meh” response! He knows without doubt that she wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33883378115636844462016-02-23T12:24:54.220-05:002016-02-23T12:24:54.220-05:00You're leaving? Fucking promise? Good!
Don&#...You're leaving? Fucking promise? Good!<br />Don't let the door hit your ass etc.<br /><br />I hate that passive aggressive "oh, you ruined it, now I'm leaving" bullshit. Like we care.Professor Chiltepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10087270705989845484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55743047814817243932016-02-23T12:04:31.252-05:002016-02-23T12:04:31.252-05:00Seriously. It's like "student cooties&quo...Seriously. It's like "student cooties" or something. Jonathan Dresnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04356112719229675996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23208767608072997422016-02-23T11:44:11.449-05:002016-02-23T11:44:11.449-05:00To make an actual remark about the post, I've ...To make an actual remark about the post, I've now got a piece of bastardized Shakespeare floating around in my head:<br /><br />"Thus did warlike Conan, like himself, assume the port of Mars\\<br />And at his heals, leashed in hounds, did<br />Patent lawyers[,] Criminal justice lawyers[, and] financial lawyers<br />crouch for employment. \\<br /><br />Scary stuff, that.dmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32668778096358787922016-02-23T11:36:19.841-05:002016-02-23T11:36:19.841-05:00> This site was a safe place.
What do you thin...> <i>This site was a safe place.</i><br /><br />What do you think that means?<br /><br />Does it mean that you were safe from criticism? Personally I think the case was more subtle; that we were (mostly) safe from the ill-informed criticism of those who haven't been there, but even granting the stronger statement, has Conan changed that? Has he called you out? Called you names? Or have youdmckeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052641757203089416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32005392508825615982016-02-23T11:16:13.332-05:002016-02-23T11:16:13.332-05:00Lack of transparency around how donated funds are ...Lack of transparency around how donated funds are used isn't college misery? <br />Oh, the histrionics. If the commenters above identified themselves, we'd know if they've every contributed anything for us to read, or just complain. <br />Good job on both fronts Conan--the fundraising and the sweet, sweet justice. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47237318222875145502016-02-23T09:13:00.315-05:002016-02-23T09:13:00.315-05:00Looks like you have a fan in Ben and Crystal. That...Looks like you have a fan in Ben and Crystal. That's about all it takes to rule this world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8083296366346650992016-02-23T08:42:15.971-05:002016-02-23T08:42:15.971-05:00Nope. I've said before that if it ever came do...Nope. I've said before that if it ever came down to me posting or the page I'd choose the page. I'll just be reading now.<br /><br />ConanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88285836278210718182016-02-23T08:02:24.887-05:002016-02-23T08:02:24.887-05:00I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Conan's post...I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Conan's posts and comments. I hope he sticks around and continues to entertain me.<br /><br />Besides, now I know where to find money for my conference travel, ... I mean, the Beaker Ben chemistry travel club for students. Go organize a bake sale for me, kids!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57677246896938397002016-02-23T07:49:06.842-05:002016-02-23T07:49:06.842-05:00I've been here forever. I don't know why t...I've been here forever. I don't know why the anonymous posters above won't post their names, but I will.<br /><br />I have no quarrel with Conan; he seems like a student who'd be fun to direct and mentor - because, man, he could use some direction, but it'd be fun, too - but I know the old mods would never post this much stuff from an undergrad, even a well meaning and Wisconsin Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38391354096489506242016-02-23T07:44:30.088-05:002016-02-23T07:44:30.088-05:00I'm with the poster above. We've always ha...I'm with the poster above. We've always had the occasional look-in from a student. But in this new iteration of the page, I just think I could probably get the same bang for my energy by asking my students what they don't like about college. I mean, I can see them face to face.<br /><br />Goodbye from me, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15349149041204059492016-02-23T06:17:01.771-05:002016-02-23T06:17:01.771-05:00Now that an undergraduate has..... No; never mind....Now that an undergraduate has..... No; never mind. Thanks for all the interesting and worthwhile postings and comments over the years. This site was a safe place. Cheers, and all the best. Goodbye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com