tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post9155203112488596382..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9030865414300005332015-02-25T23:30:00.767-05:002015-02-25T23:30:00.767-05:00Wonderful brand names, especially Booger Fling! Th...Wonderful brand names, especially Booger Fling! That BBQing instructor is worth hir salt.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57222786616597753252015-02-25T22:54:27.762-05:002015-02-25T22:54:27.762-05:00Most Thursdays at noon, our instructor who does te...Most Thursdays at noon, our instructor who does teacher education and public outreach hosts a barbecue, just outside our physics department. One doesn't need to be a physics major or faculty to stop by and get a hot dog, so it does a nice job of softening the image of physics, notorious for being socially maladjusted. (Hi, Hiram! Hi, Kimmie!) <br /><br />Our university food service has foughtFroderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-542195105659724972015-02-25T20:55:01.316-05:002015-02-25T20:55:01.316-05:00Our food service (at a commuter college) used to d...Our food service (at a commuter college) used to do in-house catering, overseen by a jolly Kiwi whose fantastic baking had us faculty placing personal orders for Thanksgiving rolls and pies. Now we have Burger Wurger and Coffee R Us, competent but not delicious, overseen by the international conglorporation SoddingRetch-Oh.<br /><br />SO, which boasts profits in the billions, recently convinced Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-503514030489964402015-02-25T19:51:00.670-05:002015-02-25T19:51:00.670-05:00The illustration (as well as the one currently in ...The illustration (as well as the one currently in the background) is one of those that has me squinting and thinking "now where on campus is that? it looks familiar." Campuses really do look very much alike. <br /><br />I visited one of the newer student dining facilities on campus for the first time lately. Fancy, with so many choices it was a bit bewildering. Maybe the students Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15906517769562654222015-02-25T18:24:01.481-05:002015-02-25T18:24:01.481-05:00That's actually a part of our university that ...That's actually a part of our university that shines. Our cafeteria staff care that people are fed and watered quickly with tasty food. There's a vegan alternative every day. They are friendly, and will give the poor, tall guys a little extra noodles or rice for no extra charge. And the chef knows how to use spices. Have I mentioned that the outdoor area is on the water and we actually Suzy from Square Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085856052108645578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65878832784837646162015-02-25T09:32:45.900-05:002015-02-25T09:32:45.900-05:00At my undergrad school, we joked, "Flush twic...At my undergrad school, we joked, "Flush twice, it's a long way to the dining hall."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87508744897996501992015-02-25T09:18:34.628-05:002015-02-25T09:18:34.628-05:00When I was 12 years old, my parents toured Europe ...When I was 12 years old, my parents toured Europe for a year. They put me in boarding school in Switzerland. It was the perfect background for teaching at an obviously multi-ethnic university such as Fresno State. (Please, no sheep-fucking jokes today.)<br /><br />I learned that a good way to make friends with anyone is to talk about food, since it's one of the few universals. Another one of Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.com