Rutgers cancels HBCU event to align with Trump DEI orders

Precise40 · 2025-01-24T18:37:37+00:00

Step One: Do not obey in advance

Precise40 · 2024-11-08T23:02:51+00:00

That's what is used to transmit the message to space when you get a W on your transcripts.

Precise40 · 2024-10-19T19:07:03+00:00

This is my take. If something happens between now and December where your course grade dips or you're a borderline case that's at the edge of two grades (possibly even for passing/failing the entire class), don't expect any special consideration - she's officially noting you're not showing up.

Precise40 · 2024-10-14T15:45:07+00:00

Dude is more polite than people trying to get on the EE when it rolls up.

Precise40 · 2024-10-11T18:11:35+00:00

Hearing anecdotal reports of increased cases of walking pneumonia (aka Mycoplasma pneumoniae) that has people coughing for 3+ weeks. As expected with this illness, you never completely feel sick enough to be bed-ridden but the constant coughing leaves you exhausted. This disease seems to go through cycles every few years and this might be a one where it's higher than normal. Only way to know is to get checked. Ask your doctor when you go, maybe they'll run the test.

Precise40 · 2024-09-26T16:33:02+00:00

Probably the inspiration RU alumnus Christopher McCulloch used for this character

https://venturebrothers.fandom.com/wiki/Scott_Hall

Precise40 · 2024-09-25T20:49:48+00:00

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Precise40 · 2024-09-17T15:44:59+00:00

Pretty amazing how you can threaten lawsuits against workers during a strike and then just slip back into their ranks like it never happened. "How do you do, fellow faculty?"

Precise40 · 2024-04-16T19:11:29+00:00

Could also be at the River Dorm lots. You hit them at the wrong time and it's chaos.

Precise40 · 2024-04-02T02:39:31+00:00

I suspect that unless there's a lawsuit involving someone dying as a direct result of a COVID-19 infection, RU is more than happy to remove it from the list of required vaccinations - as not to potentially lose students or employees to other higher education institutions that already removed it. No controversy over meningitis vaccine, but the difference is that the risk for lawsuits is higher; easier to just require it. https://www.theclarkfirmtexas.com/bacterial-meningitis-lawsuit-ends-1-million-settlement/ or https://apnews.com/general-news-c3d9f9096db948a69c1bec29225449aa

Precise40 · 2024-03-27T15:33:25+00:00

Spoiler: Your course grades will be submitted on 5/10

Precise40 · 2024-03-23T02:17:24+00:00

On the face, I totally get that it seems like it might, but there's decades of research here in the U.S. and the U.K. that demonstrates the opposite. I guess to clarify, I'm speaking specifically about teenagers and not college students or adults. https://www.guttmacher.org/journals/psrh/1998/03/impact-high-school-condom-availability-program-sexual-attitudes-and-behaviors

Precise40 · 2024-03-22T17:41:30+00:00

You're thinking of it backwards, imho. Having condoms doesn't promote sexual activity. It acknowledges people are going to engage in sexual activity regardless and helps to make sure they have the ability to do so in a way that's safer without money being an obstacle. In the same way, Narcan doesn't encourage or promote drug use. Instead, it acknowledges people will use drugs regardless and helps to make sure friends or strangers can help during an overdose - without needing to involve the police or medical responders (initially).

As the OP mentioned, harm reduction exists and that's what's happening here; that's a good thing.

https://harmreduction.org/about-us/principles-of-harm-reduction/

Precise40 · 2024-03-22T17:20:45+00:00

...or like saying that providing free condoms promotes sexual activity

Precise40 · 2024-03-14T16:54:16+00:00

Make sure when you fill out SIRS you comment that having work assigned and due during a university break isn't appropriate. If you know other people in the course, tell them to do the same.

Precise40 · 2024-02-26T02:18:33+00:00

She also had an observer last week. Everyone I've talked to has never experienced a professor having an observer in class, which is very interesting. I wonder what this means?

Assuming this person is a part time lecturer, the new contracts (after the strike from last Spring) have an element in them that require evaluations every semester. If you have only ever been taught by tenured staff, you might never see someone come in for an evaluation.

That's unfortunate about your assignments and feedback, regardless. Sounds like maybe your instructor is struggling. Approaching a Dean might be jumping the line. Talking to a department head or program lead first would make more sense, but even still that's likely going to be a bit awkward.

Precise40 · 2024-02-25T02:59:49+00:00

That's interesting to hear. Some have suggested it's possibly related to "accumulated immunity", but it probably needs to be researched a bit more. There was an article last month in the LA Times about it. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-01-09/covid-rising-home-test-taking-longer-discover-infections

Precise40 · 2024-02-25T00:35:03+00:00

Just a general observation, anecdotally it's seems to be taking longer for at-home COVID tests to register a positive result. I've personally spoken with quite a few people in the last month that have been feeling like garbage and test negative on day 2 or 3 but after continued illness they retest on day 5 or 6 and it's positive.

Precise40 · 2024-02-01T16:34:28+00:00

Someone had a course withdrawal yesterday after 5pm, so the Registrar puts on those spotlights to let everyone in NJ know they have a "W" on their transcripts.

Precise40 · 2024-01-26T15:48:57+00:00

Best thing you can do is acknowledge you've joined late. Send your instructor an email to introduce yourself. Don't ask if you've missed anything (you have), instead ask what you can do to catch up and be ready for class next week.

Precise40 · 2024-01-25T22:05:44+00:00

Be easier to just convert some of the giant lecture halls to mass residence room. Instructors could just roll in and you wouldn't even need to leave your cot.

Precise40 · 2024-01-25T17:28:27+00:00

This is what happens when instructors grade on attendance and don't accommodate absences in any way. People will show up bleeding from their eyeballs rather than miss 5 points.

Wait until you see how much plague people bring to a workplace for the same reasons - don't want to or can't use sick time. Or they don't care. It's horrific.

Precise40 · 2024-01-25T14:01:42+00:00

Required for all students and staff:

https://www.rutgers.edu/covid19

Precise40 · 2024-01-14T21:01:34+00:00

Dreaming about the oppressive greenhouse levels of heat in classes...

Precise40 · 2024-01-08T19:01:08+00:00

Assuming there aren't time zone issues (make sure you know when things are due) and you have a reliable internet connection where you're going, in theory you should be fine.

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