See You Monday

Even allowing extra time for response, less than a dozen of you responded to the post. So, I guess that means that most of you don't mind having class on Monday. Since I sent out an email beforehand explaining that this was based on participation and only two people responded after that, I'm assuming that means you have to be back in the swing of things anyway, so it doesn't make a difference if I canceled or not. So, in that case, I'll see you all on Monday. I'm switching up activities so that we do the boxing activity Wednesday. Monday I'll be going over the prompt and letting you take a look at sample MGRPs so you have an idea of what this project looks like. If you have travel problems, you need to try to let me know beforehand. Otherwise, stay safe and don't come back embarrassed.

Oh, and if you were curious about what participation looks like, here is an example of how it's done. The students here posted their own blogs about it, and over half of both sections responded. So they got the time off.

See you Monday.

-- JG

Oh, and Baker, that's a top notch response! That one almost had me. If your classmates had been more responsive, that would've won the day. :)

Make Me An Offer I Can't Refuse...

So, as we were talking about in class, possibly--POSSIBLY--I might give you the Monday after Spring Break off (March 31). I'm still on the fence about this.

On the one hand, my most favorite activity of the semester is scheduled for that day, and I want to make sure I have great attendance for it. So maybe it would be in my best interests to let you have that day off and do the activity Wednesday. Also, you've been working pretty hard lately. Maybe you deserve it. And maybe, just maybe, I kind of like you all. So maybe I'll do it because I like you.

But on the other hand, maybe you have tests and things due that day anyway, and you have to be in other classes. After all, in the "real world", if you took vacation time and then phoned your boss to say, "Nah, not going to be in on Monday," the results would probably be unfavorable. Maybe I'm not teaching you important "life skills" by giving you that day off.

Convince me.

--JG

WVU Still The Right Choice?

When I made the decision to come to WVU I hardly knew anything about
it.Sometimes when I am stuck inside the tiny dorms, because of the
rainy cold weather and think of home as I eat the nasty cafeteria food
I wonder if I should have gone to another college.Then I snap out if
it.Do you feel you made a mistake by coming here? If so why, if not
why not? Are you going to transfer?

-- Baker

"How Fast Can Your Car Go?"

Thinking back to when I was a sophomore in high school I can remember
when everybody would turn 16 and come to school in their new sweet car.
I'm from a pretty nice area where everybody has at least $250,000 homes
and all the parents each have a nice SUV. They then go and buy their
kids a brand new 8 cylinder car. I think it's crazy that these kids
have these cars that can reach max speeds in seconds. They are probably
the reason all the kids have so many accidents. I heard numerous
stories about two guys deciding to race and how the one kids car was so
much better and faster then the others. I know it can be fun to race
and see how fast your car can go but don't you think that maybe you
should first become a decent driver before attempting it? I think that
parents should only be allowed to buy their teenagers four cylinder cars
until they are at least 18 so that when they attempt to reach max speed
at least it's not as high a speed as cars kids are driving right now can
go up to. It'd probably help reduce the amount of accidents.

McCleese

Are We the New Hippies?

Is history repeating itself? I think so. When you look at the world
today, I think that our generation is a lot like the hippie generation
of the 60s. We're in a war that a lot of people in the country
disagree with. They had Vietnam. We're fearful of terrorism,
thinking that it could strike at any time. They were afraid of
Communism and the Soviet Union. A lot of our generation doesn't trust
the government. That generation didn't trust the government. I think
that our generations share a lot of similarities.

-- Reed

Stealing Common Everywhere

I have heard many stories of how people get things stolen from them in
different places all around the world. It disgusts me to hear this
because it is unnecessary and unfortunate that it happens. Last night
my friend got his wallet stolen at Club Z. I would have never of
thought that someone here in Morgantown, WV would do anything like
that. My other friend got his wallet stolen in New York City and had
to walk 40 blocks to get back to Penn. Station to use his train ticket
which was the only thing that wasn't stolen. I have also had friends
in foreign countries have their passports stolen from them without
them even noticing until hours after it happened. There are gypsies in
some countries that rely on pickpocketing to survive which is very
sad. I just wish that no one would steal and be content with what they
have. We are guilty of this and we are the ones who can stop it.

-- Sinclair

The Touchy Subject of Religion

Why is it that people can't be tolerant of others religious beliefs?
I always thought that part of religion is being able to accept others
opinions and be respectful of them. Especially in other countries when
people are killed all the time for their beliefs. Here at WVU, its
definetly not taken to that extreme, but there is still a kind of
tension that forms when people are around others of different views.
Personally im christian and most of my friends here arent, yet we get
along fine. I never understood why people let their religious views
affect who they allow into their lives.

--Marsh