Archive for October, 1993

COMMUNITY

Lordy, it was COLD out there this morning. I had to rush back into the house, an icicle forming on my nose, to get my jogging suit, gloves and stocking hat. The cold air was stimulating enough to fend off depressing thoughts of my impending 53rd birthday tomorrow. I always say that it is appropriate [...]

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CLASS HAPPENINGS

It was deliciously brisk this morning. The late Saturday morning air was fresh and clean, having been washed by a torrential evening downpour. The chill was just enough to excite my bare skin, enough to make everything feel alive, enough to sharpen my mind. After the months of debilitating heat and humidity, this encounter with [...]

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TEACHING AND RESEARCH

This has been a heck of a week or so. As I have been roaming the darkened streets during these last ten days, I have been reflecting on the exciting happenings that have occurred in my classes. To be honest, I just haven’t been in the mood to sit down and write. Maybe a low-level [...]

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ON BECOMING A UNIVERSITY

As I was gliding over the asphalt this morning, I happened to look up and catch sight of a colorful and artful banner eerily spotlighted in a field of black by the lamp post it was bedecking. Surrounding a decorative logo, were the words: “Celebrate Valdosta State University.” It is one of hundreds that are [...]

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MORE ON TOMMY

I called Tommy last week. I wanted to see if he had signed up for that drama or communications course. He hadn’t. I wasn’t surprised. He told me that his adviser wouldn’t agree. He had to take another accounting course. When I asked why hadn’t he ignored his adviser and telephone registered by himself, he [...]

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