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Professors may not inhale, but they sure say irreverent things on the first day of class. Here are a few you sent in. Keep sending the semester’s silliest from your professors and TA’s to tips@bwog.net.
Adam Cannon, Introduction to Computer Science:
“I make these problems hard. If I was teaching at Southeastern Mississippi State, they would be different problems. Or if I was teaching at Cornell.”
“Our goal is for you to make a lot of money, so we can call you up and ask you for it.”
Yogesh Chandrani, CC:
[Apparently completely out of context]: “I smoked a joint. I didn’t inhale.”
Sunil Gulati, Principles of Economics:
Gulati: For example, if you are up at night studying for a test and a guy next door is blasting music loudly, what would you do?
Student: Go to the RA
Gulati: (nodding) Go to the RA. You’re a first year, aren’t you?
Frank Caridi, Intro to Statistics Without Calculus:
“This is STATS W1111 so, if you’re not in the right place right now, it’s time to get off the express train and get on the local.”
Marco Maiuro, The Romans and their Empire:
“Roman history is useless, especially in a world were gross ignorance
is matter of — pride.”
David Vallancourt, Electronic Circuits:
“I apologize on behalf of the University for our idiocy.”
Dan Rubenstein, Computer Networks:
Looking at the syllabus: “Here’s my phone number if you ever need to call. I don’t think a student has ever called me…[pause]…ever.”
Disdainfully pointing at the textbook: “There’s a lot of interviews in this book, kind of cheesy. It’s like ‘Celebrities in Networking’! And the worst part is they didn’t interview me.”
Xavier Vila, Intermediate Spanish II:
“You just used the future subjunctive. Unfortunately, that tense has been seen in print five times since the death of Cervantes. I don’t even know if you did it right.”
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@stephen i love professor vallacourt, i’m glad he’s back teaching full time
@diiit Another alumnus who misses Xavier!
@2010 then why are you being a downer?
@... ahhh. I miss Vila. He was great.
@Anonymous David Vallancourt=the man
@not to be a bigger downer but Gulati said that exact same thing two semesters ago.
@cubs Senator And 5 semesters ago…
@Adam Cannon fan #3 How did they miss the best quote from Intro to Java yesterday???
“Academic dishonesty is like pornography, you know? You know it when you see it.” Followed by delayed and uncomfortable laughter from the class…
@Anonymous Not to be a complete downer, but Professor Gulati said the exact same thing, word for word, last semester as well, and Professor Chandrani’s statement was not really out of context (used in a discussion about the limits of civic freedom).
@from yesterday Julie Crawford, English Lit 1603-1660,
“Come to class. If you don’t come to class, I’ll think you’re dead. Or depressed. That’s worse.”
@Anonymous Aw, that’s kind of heartwarming in a weird way
@Gulati Super fan aint that true
@ugh He makes the same joke EVERY SEMESTER.
Get over it.
@Adam cannon fan #2 I lovee him. grrr
@Marco It’s Marco, not Marcus.
@Eliza Got it, brosef
@Adam Cannon Fan *swoon*
@Anonymous i just want to say is that people from tier 3 schools like the school prof. cannon mentioned go on to good graduate schools while students from columbia get bad grades in classes like prof cannon’s class and get messed up
@Anonymous but it may be worth it in the long run
@will love these. one of the best parts of Bwog. KEEP IT COMING
@Ryan Chaney, CC God dies at Christmas.
@Paul Weinfield said the same thing.