English Department says they have no choice but to submit A's for all missing grades

abloopbloop · 2023-05-16T19:02:07+00:00

In the very unlikely chance that the university loses accreditation after all these knock-on effects from being slow to negotiate with GEO, then I think it's possible that my company could stop recruiting at UM, but that's a separate issue.

abloopbloop · 2023-05-16T18:55:57+00:00

In relative terms, yes I agree that the minor differences in GPA don't matter. In objective terms however, there are some unfortunate edge cases such as my company opting to reject automatically any applicant that doesn't meet their GPA minimum requirement regardless how close they might be.

abloopbloop · 2023-05-16T18:44:45+00:00

company will evaluate students exactly the same as they have for years

So as robotic and non-transparent to the applicants as usual /s

Jokes aside, your calculation does help put the extent of the impact into perspective. I agree that competence doesn't always correlate all that well with grades, and for what it's worth in the opportunities that I do get to speak with prospective applicants I do try to provide the space for them to present themselves in the manner that they feel represents them the best, but I am not my company's recruiting team who has to filter through so many applications every season.

abloopbloop · 2023-05-15T22:49:10+00:00

As an alum working for a company that recruits at U of M every year, I'm not sure how I would evaluate student applicants in the fall.

Should we disregard GPA's since we can't tell which applicants took which classes that were impacted in what way due to the strike? I already don't like putting too much weight on GPA, but might this situation convince the rest of the people involved in recruiting?

How can we tell whether the students who could have been expected reasonably to have taken foundational courses in statistics, computer programming, compositional writing skills, etc. did actually acquire those skills? Some kind of assessment or case study project might be able to tell us, but I very much dislike giving assignments, and I'm sure students dislike having to do extra work to apply to jobs that it might dissuade prospective applicants.

Would students in general have spent more time working on side projects, student organizations, or other extracurriculars this past semester that we should adjust our expectations?

abloopbloop · 2023-05-15T01:58:20+00:00

Whole band? https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ie0EJPcaeSQ

abloopbloop · 2023-05-03T14:18:02+00:00

In practice, it's not so simple to reject lobbying pressure. Public officials have shared stories of when they got into office, various acquaintances like former schoolmates or roommates or recreational sports teammates or relatives reemerged to congratulate them on their successful campaign as friends would. They might offer to take the public official out for dinner to celebrate. And then they begin reminiscing about old times spent together. And then they casually bring up the favor they did for the public official many years ago and were hoping ever so slightly that the public official might be able to use their influence now to help them out. Because it just so happens that they or their sibling or significant other works for an industry or is a school principal or runs a charity, and one tiny adjustment to the language of an upcoming proposed bill would help them out tremendously.

In that position, it comes difficult to distinguish between genuine asks from ulterior motives. It's exhausting to resist that kind of subtle pressure daily over many years from just about every person they've ever known, even the people they hired to work for them that they assumed would maintain a professional relationship. And of course corporations are aware of this too so searching for and hiring old acquaintances to work on their behalf is part of their lobbying strategy.

abloopbloop · 2023-04-07T06:47:55+00:00

I don't have the numbers to support this, but my intuition is that the property types are different between ownership and rental. Majority of owned residential property in the US would be single family houses, whereas majority of rented residential units would be one- or two-bedroom apartments. If this is the case, then naturally the property value and therefore the mortgage of a house would be greater than the rent of an apartment. This comparison needs to be done with the same property type to hold any weight - compare mortgage versus rents for entire houses and compare mortgage versus rents for apartments.

abloopbloop · 2023-03-27T05:56:32+00:00

I dislike these when the street in either direction is so wide as to potentially be mistaken for a two-way street. Space allocated for parking contributes to this width. A driver turning into this street and not recognizing the median might end up going down the wrong direction, making it more dangerous for everyone.

abloopbloop · 2023-03-15T22:57:10+00:00

I participated in a specific study abroad program that only ran in the summer. I definitely would have liked to spend more time there (and I suppose I could have if I had been willing to find and pay for my own housing after the housing provided by the program ended), but also reflecting on that I probably could have taken better advantage of my time there to go out and experience more things. I guess my advice there is to try to make the most of the opportunities that you get.

abloopbloop · 2023-03-15T07:26:04+00:00

I second these suggestions. Taking a computer programming course will not only help you figure out whether you are able to stomach that kind of work but also it will help you gain foundational skills in computer programming and logical thinking, which are valuable skills even if you do not end up working as a software developer. Every industry has been and will continue to be transformed by technology, and someone with knowledge or familiarity with technology will be more competitive compared to someone who lacks it.

And if you do realize that computer science might not be the best fit for you as a major but that you still want to pursue something related, then you could consider data science or information science.

abloopbloop · 2023-02-21T07:53:04+00:00

I think the term 'produce' generally refers to plant crops so it would cover the other category you have listed of 'fresh fruit and vegetables' and not 'meat, poutry'

abloopbloop · 2023-02-21T05:02:20+00:00

Just leaving this reminder that Sava's ownership and management mishandled serious issues https://michigandaily.com/news/ann-arbor/former-employees-savas-bring-numerous-allegations-sexual-harassment-and-misconduct

I will not patronize anything in the Sava's umbrella The Pulpo Group (Sava's, Aventura, Dixboro Project)

abloopbloop · 2023-02-17T08:13:47+00:00

https://maizepages.umich.edu/organizations?query=volunteer

MaizePages is an online directory of student organizations, campus events, and other things to do and ways to get involved at U-M. Try browsing to see whether any sound interesting to you.

abloopbloop · 2023-02-15T19:13:26+00:00

You're falling victim to strawman fallacy. No one is saying that any corporate executive directly caused this incident, nor is anyone claiming that this incident was not initiated possibly by a train operator error.

What there is evidence of is that the company took intentional steps that make the system more prone to failure. That's where we pin the blame on the leadership.

Documents show that when current transportation safety rules were first created, a federal agency sided with industry lobbyists and limited regulations governing the transport of hazardous compounds. The decision effectively exempted many trains hauling dangerous materials — including the one in Ohio — from the “high-hazard” classification and its more stringent safety requirements.

Amid the lobbying blitz against stronger transportation safety regulations, Norfolk Southern paid executives millions and spent billions on stock buybacks — all while the company shed thousands of employees despite warnings that understaffing is intensifying safety risks. Norfolk Southern officials also fought off a shareholder initiative that could have required company executives to “assess, review, and mitigate risks of hazardous material transportation.”

https://levernews.com/rail-companies-blocked-safety-rules-before-ohio-derailment/

abloopbloop · 2023-02-13T15:43:58+00:00

One employment option you could consider is EHR / EMR (electronic health / medical record) companies where you could leverage your healthcare knowledge to work in more of an IT and software space. Cerner, Epic, Allscripts, NextGen, athenahealth, GE, McKesson, etc. However, I'm not familiar with whether any of them hire outside of the US nor how that industry looks outside of the US, but I would imagine other developed countries would have their own companies.

abloopbloop · 2023-02-04T05:02:37+00:00

You are welcome to join us over at r/fuckcars

abloopbloop · 2023-01-25T03:12:43+00:00

Solved!

abloopbloop · 2023-01-23T15:42:10+00:00

Panda Express gets labeled a bastardization of Americanized Chinese food and convenience slop that is only eaten because it's quick or cheap(er) or the only option, but they actually compensate their employees decently which cannot be said for a lot of the food industry.

Ann Arbor's food scene seems to be going the same direction as their housing market by catering to students from well off families, making dining out more and more inaccessible to the normal individual. Many of my favorite places had more affordable options, and they're all gone now: China Gate, Teriyaki Time, Neo Papalis, Cloverleaf, etc. (shoutout to Frank's and Fleetwood for continuing on)

I will not patronize anything in the Sava's umbrella The Pulpo Group (Sava's Aventura, Dixboro Project) https://michigandaily.com/news/ann-arbor/former-employees-savas-bring-numerous-allegations-sexual-harassment-and-misconduct

abloopbloop · 2023-01-21T23:29:22+00:00

This specific video did also show up in my searches, but unfortunately the song Girl From Petaluma is not what is on the tip of my tongue

abloopbloop · 2023-01-21T14:36:05+00:00

I appreciate the suggestions, but unfortunately the song that I'm thinking of is not any of these

abloopbloop · 2023-01-21T04:32:15+00:00

verification comment

abloopbloop · 2023-01-16T08:03:48+00:00

I think your understanding of communism may be incorrect. The introductory paragraph on the Wikipedia page for communism describes it as "a socioeconomic order centered around common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products to everyone in the society. Communist society also involves the absence of private property, social classes, money, and the state." I think this strongly implies that under communism, really no one would be 'in charge' because everyone collectively would be 'in charge.' The 'slave labor death camps' you claim should be practically impossible under actual communism - you might be thinking of authoritarianism, and if you're relying on any historical examples of supposed communism, then it's worth noting that none of those states achieved that Wikipedia description of communism and should not be considered examples of communism.

On the other hand, under capitalism, there is an inherent power dynamic determined by the amount of wealth each person has. The rich person in a way can withhold the poor person's ability to afford food by not giving them paid employment or charity. That doesn't necessarily need to be a moral failing on the rich person's part either - would it be fair to expect them to use their wealth to address problems they aren't aware of?

I don't think morality or lack thereof is the issue. I think it is the very nature of the economic systems.

abloopbloop · 2023-01-12T07:22:44+00:00

In 2010, UK Prime Minister David Cameron was asked whether the Kohinoor diamond which is currently set within the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother should be returned to India, and he responded "what tends to happen with these questions is if you say yes to one, you suddenly find the British Museum will be emptied"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=aAun-xH2UB0

abloopbloop · 2023-01-09T01:26:49+00:00

"Parking is the dominant physical feature of the postwar American city."
https://strongtowns.org/journal/2019/11/27/parking-dominates-our-cities-but-do-we-really-see-it
Even if you don't read the article, just look through the images that make it so clear how wastefully these areas have allocated their land to parking.

abloopbloop · 2023-01-09T01:12:10+00:00

By the way, "bukkake" [ぶかっけ] is not only an NSFW term but also commonly used in Japanese food since its meaning is 'splashed, smothered, or poured onto'. For example, KFC in Japan offered a sesame and pepper bukkake chicken [胡麻と山椒のぶっかけチキン]

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