More or less in this chronological order, here are some of my favorite posts of 2008 (after the “Read More” break). I have to say that I think that my favorite headline for last year was Does the EMU student center smell like poo? But feel free to take a look through these and the archives and nominate some favs of your own.
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The Modern Language Association convention is going on right now. This is the largest conference/meeting/whatever of faculty-types in English departments, though for complicated reasons I’m not going to go into right now, I do not think it is a conference that accurately reflects the interests of many faculty in English departments, and it is [...] This just in from the AANews: “Student says Charles Ramsey violently choked him; Eastern Michigan coach says he was concerned for his own safety.” The opening paragraphs: Eastern Michigan University officials concluded that basketball coach Charles Ramsey grabbed a student and used profanity in November, and that led to a three-day suspension earlier [...] Not that I was ever that “gone,” since my internet access was better than I thought it might be. But now I have returned to the EMUTalk.org world headquarters, where I am sure to spend much of the next few days a) being cold and damp, and b) working to get ready for the [...] I know nothing about the source of this, but the information/detail on this entry about recent EMU honoree George “The Iceman” Gervin is too hard for me to pass up: A well-known thug who lives in San Antonio was arrested in 1989 for drunk driving and an assortment of petty crimes. Naturally, he [...] While here at the undisclosed locale of my in-law’s, I have been surprised to enjoy better than expected internet access. It is still dicey; right now, I am sitting outside (it’s in the upper 50s/lower 60s here) and I am In any event, while sorting through my email, I came across one from Howard Bunsis I thought I’d post here in its entirety for a couple of reasons. First, Howard raises a lot of good and interesting questions regarding budget cuts, the badly explained cuts in faculty hires, and the very expensive hiring of a new football coach. Second, this is Howard’s last post as president since Susan Moeller is taking over, I believe starting in the winter 2009 term. Thanks to Howard for doing an overall bang-up job, and good luck to Susan. Here’s his email: Just a brief interruption from my blogging break here: according to this at the Detroit News, Ron English, who is a former U of M defensive coordinator, is going to be the head football coach at EMU. Very soon, sitedad is going to retreat to the in-laws to celebrate the season. This undisclosed locale has better weather and spotty internet access, so I will probably not be online my usual 8-10 hours a day for the next week or so. Be patient regarding approvals, and don’t expect any new news around [...] This wasn’t exactly a “contentious” election cycle for the EMU-AAUP; in fact, all of the officers in the union ran unopposed. I actually take this as a good sign since faculty tend to only get involved when they aren’t happy with the leadership. In any event, congrats to the new executive committee, and good luck in leading us through these “fiscal follies” on campus and beyond. All the results below the “Read More” part. According to a press release I received a couple days ago, George “The Iceman” Gervin is going to be receiving all kinds of honors at the basketball games this weekend. I don’t really know how long Gervin was at EMU since the wikipedia entry says he played college ball at both EMU and Long Beach State, and that he left college for the pros (the ABA in those days) after an “altercation.” But scholar or not, he’s a hall of fame basketball great. I’ll be out of town, but it could be good weekend fun. The press release is after the “Read More” part. |
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