Wednesday, April 20, 2005

The Times they are Achanging

yaledailynews.com - GESO strikers hold teach-ins on campus: "GESO strikers hold teach-ins on campus". Yale TA's are on strike for some reason and are holding teach-in's. Gee, the 60's and 70's never die. The fun part is that in a show of solidarity, students are skipping such important classes as 'Political Economy of Gender Studies." I think if I had to take a class like that I would find any reason to skip it. I'm sure that, later in life, they will dearly regret missing such important classes.

How much tuition does one pay to attend Yale? And for all that money one gets to take absolute garbage courses. Wonder if you can get a degree in "Gender Studies." I also wonder if such a degree will impress the folks at Burger King.

Back in the stone age, graduate students accepted TA's as a means to fund the primary purpose for being in the school: to get advanced degrees. RA's were better because you got paid to do your research. Since the system was rigged, most of us had to do a TA or so.

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