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 [...]
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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 this [...] 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 jumped bail [...] 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 pirating borrowing a wifi signal from a neighbor who has not locked down their [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] |
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