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Cheers & Jeers: Back-to-school '09 edition
Published: Friday, August 21, 2009 - 7:07pm
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The New Lounge
Due to an enormous amount of hard work and generosity from Mrs. Pat Fernandez and other Uni parents, the student lounge has undergone a complete makeover! Not only does the furniture actually MATCH, it looks great, too! An added plus is that we haven't noticed any of the usual rotten food, bodily fluids, used gum, mice, or cockroaches. Now let's make sure we keep it that way …
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Randall Hornbaker
This subbie epitomizes what we here at the OG value: whistle-blowing. Hornbaker forwarded an e-mail from one of his classmates, which outlined a plot for subbies to breach the impenetrable student lounge on Friday, Nov. 13. The e-mail specifically stated that it was not meant for upperclassmen's eyes. Whether Randall has taught a valuable lesson in the "confidentiality" of SquirrelMail, or is just aware of how futile and unoriginal subbie lounge takeover plots really are, the point is that now everyone knows, and it's hilarious. We commend you, Randall Hornbaker!
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Dr. Jeffrey Walkington
His anecdotal welcoming speech at the first assembly was not only reassuring but also stayed on schedule. Whether the school's new director shook your hand at the orientation picnic or you've seen him in the hallways or with his office doors open on first floor, "Doc Walk" has done an excellent job of reaching out to everyone in the Uni community.
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The Elevator
It's been three whole days, and we haven't gotten student privileges taken away yet! Way to go, Uni!
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Uni Named One of Newsweek's Public Elites
Fourth year running!
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Uni High Class of 2009
OK, we realize that having the most recent alumni chalking the school with tales of how great they are before the first day is a time-honored Uni tradition. But some of the things written weren't very nice, or appropriate. Were some members of the previous class really so insecure that they couldn't leave their mark without being insanely negative? Oh well, at least justice was served when the rain wiped away all the bad vibes within the first few hours of school.
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Going Back to School
Starting in mid-August just feels wrong. Just sayin' …
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The New Lounge
Yes, it looks snazzy. But somehow the once-vast music library has either been deleted or is inaccessible for us Linux-challenged folk. And while we REALLY appreciate the room no longer having that "diseased" quality, we're still not quite over the days when there was furniture-space enough for 60-person lunch pow wows or multiple-person powernap sessions — and, of course, fort-building.
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New Prox Card Rule
We understand the need for increased security, but giving out tardy work for not having a card at all times? Obviously the office staff has better things to do than buzz us in all day, but if you have a loving classmate open the door for you then what's the difference?
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Changes to Classroom Doors
Again, we get the whole security bit, but it feels like we're in some kind of bizarro oppressive public school meets badly done modern cube-art.
Comments
randall hornbaker is
randall hornbaker is awesome. uni seniors o9 are awesome. you know what's not awesome? erasing time-honored uni traditions like the LOUNGE the way it WAS. conformity is never a good thing... way to kill uni tradition. what's next, wallpapering over the handprints with something floral and parent-appealing? no, thank you. and ludicrous of you to suggest that this change for the normal is a good thing.
I'm not sure how 'normal' it
I'm not sure how 'normal' it is to have a student lounge to begin with. I agree that the old lounge had its merits, that's why the new one is both cheered and jeered. But I just don't see how 'musty furniture' is a particularly original, radical or non-conformist concept. All in all, it's just a room, and it's being used for the exact same purpose it was before. If your issue is with parents making the decisions regarding a room designated for students, I believe Student Council was asked to provide input...
Lounge Input
Yes, Laura is right. The parents came to Student Council asking for ideas, and StudCo thought it would be best to ask other students what they thought. Those who were interested gave their input and helped in the renovation. This was by no means solely done by the parents.
I would just like to say
I would just like to say that, as the chalking went on, some of those who had unleashed their anatomical drawing skills onto the sidewalk were kind of rethinking their rash decisions, but in trying to scribble them out they just ended up making it worse and eventually gave up. I have no business apologizing for them, but there were others of us who just wanted to write nice messages or draw cool pictures for our non-graduated friends and don't really appreciate having our entire class being jeered at. Really, you're only wanting to jeer 4 people out of around 20 who showed up for chalking.
And also, I like how you both cheered and jeered the new lounge. I quite agree with both of them.
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