Inauguration Hooky Guide: UA Dubs Tuesday A "Secular Holiday"
January 17, 2009 at 3:00 pm
This Tuesday, you have to choose between watching the most historic presidential inauguration of your lifetime...or attending your lame 10:30 class. Wilson Tong, UA chair and campus mensch, brought to our attention the UA's "open letter to faculty" regarding the whole ASTR 001 vs. OBAMA 4EVA conundrum. The letter encourages instructors to "accommodate any students who may miss classes owing to their presence at the Inauguration" and "those students who may want to watch the Inauguration ceremony live on television." And why should they do that?
Understanding that discretion regarding attendance is yours, we encourage that you consider Tuesday as a secular holiday [...]Sweet! This gives us the extra time we need to bake a "Yes, We Cake." But in all honesty, most of your liberal elite professors will be just as excited as you are to watch the ceremony, and if not, hello? TiVo.