Duke University
From Iowahawk:
Duke University english professor Mognuk, formerly known as Phillip Turner, tries to bring his own commitment to non-western thought directly into the classroom - or in his case, classcave. Instead of using the department Xerox machine to print syllabi and exams, Mognuk painstakingly copies each, by hand, onto tree bark using frog blood for ink. The process is made more difficult by the lack of daylight before spring semester.
"The Xerox machine is an avatar of the sterility and conformity of European-based civilization," explains Mognuk, stroking his mud-encrusted beard. "And it is full of evil spirits."
Kristin Hawley, Duke sophomore and a student in Mognuk's popular class, E2605 - Fire Bad, says the unconventional course has opened her eyes to the evils of western hegemony. "Before this course, I had always assumed that Fire Good," say Hawley. "It wasn't really my fault, I was simply parroting the western culture propaganda. You know, 'Fire Good, Fire Good.'"
"Because of Professor Mognuk, I now know that Fire Bad - Fire Very Bad," adds Hawley. "I finally feel my parents are getting something out of that $35,000 tuition."
I believe this is meant as satire. I cannot be completely positive, because it is very representative of my own experiences with Duke University.
Actually that is not completely fair: I know a couple of very smart and sensible people who are very successful faculty members at Duke. But it is representative of the institution in general.I pick on Duke (actually Iowahawk picked on Duke) because they deserve it. But my point is that the political correctness crowd has backed themselves into a corner. They have defined themselves out of any semblance of reasonableness, and as such are becoming more marginalized.
Duke University english professor Mognuk, formerly known as Phillip Turner, tries to bring his own commitment to non-western thought directly into the classroom - or in his case, classcave. Instead of using the department Xerox machine to print syllabi and exams, Mognuk painstakingly copies each, by hand, onto tree bark using frog blood for ink. The process is made more difficult by the lack of daylight before spring semester.
"The Xerox machine is an avatar of the sterility and conformity of European-based civilization," explains Mognuk, stroking his mud-encrusted beard. "And it is full of evil spirits."
Kristin Hawley, Duke sophomore and a student in Mognuk's popular class, E2605 - Fire Bad, says the unconventional course has opened her eyes to the evils of western hegemony. "Before this course, I had always assumed that Fire Good," say Hawley. "It wasn't really my fault, I was simply parroting the western culture propaganda. You know, 'Fire Good, Fire Good.'"
"Because of Professor Mognuk, I now know that Fire Bad - Fire Very Bad," adds Hawley. "I finally feel my parents are getting something out of that $35,000 tuition."
I believe this is meant as satire. I cannot be completely positive, because it is very representative of my own experiences with Duke University.
Actually that is not completely fair: I know a couple of very smart and sensible people who are very successful faculty members at Duke. But it is representative of the institution in general.I pick on Duke (actually Iowahawk picked on Duke) because they deserve it. But my point is that the political correctness crowd has backed themselves into a corner. They have defined themselves out of any semblance of reasonableness, and as such are becoming more marginalized.
posted by CW at 9:55 AM
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