Online Dating, Deconstructed

There’s a quote in today’s Temple News that I am one hundred percent convinced was said by Dwight Schrute from The Office.

If you would direct your attention to this article about online dating:

Sophomore Nathan Walsh has nothing but contempt for online dating. The mechanical engineering major finds the concept to be “entirely too flawed to function in our society.”

“The system of online dating appears innocent and good-natured. However, it is quite a danger to those involved,” Walsh said. “In my experience, I have known marriages [that] have failed because the relationship began as an online confrontation.”

Now that’s a quote to give the school newspaper! I guess at Temple they accept anonymous, anecdotal evidence in class.

Daters aren’t feeling the virtual love [Temple News]

A Kinder, Gentler Protest

The Temple Association of University Professionals recently protested winter graduation, chanting, “We want graduations, not stalled negotiations.” Hmm. It’s better than “One term Nutter” or “Burn, Nutter, Burn, but not by much.

But what I really enjoyed at the protest is the signage directed at Temple’s president, Ann Weaver Hart. “Hart: Anti-Union?” Usually you’d see an exclamation point, or maybe a :( there. But the TAUP isn’t really so sure of itself.

It’s refreshing to see such signs at protests here in 2009. I hope we all learned something from these professors.

This Was Necessary

Thanks, Temple News! I appreciate the holiday wishes.

Class Optional At Temple

Today’s Temple News has a story about class attendance — or, rather, lack of it. It seems nobody goes to class in college anymore. Hmm. One might call yours truly a trailblazer.

What’s great, though, is even though nobody goes to class Temple kids are still getting ridiculously high grades. Law professor David Adamany explains:

Adamany said reports on Temple grading practices several years ago showed 74 percent of undergraduate grades are ‘A’s or ‘B’s. Some Temple academic programs have higher percentages than others.

“Yet class attendance is spotty, so many students earning high grades are not regularly attending,” he said.

High schoolers: May I suggest applying to Temple?

Lazy learning leads to A’s [Temple News]