Desperate Professors - Episode 1: Oceanography
April 14, 2014 at 1:51 pm
On April 1st, students in Oceanography 130 got an interesting email. Due to low attendance in the class, the Professor stated that she would start rewarding those who showed up to lecture by giving out prizes. You know, because nothing gets the fire burning like a 1 in 200 chance of a Starbucks gift card!
Students were baffled to find out that this was not an April Fools hoax, and that the professor actually did give out two Starbucks gift cards halfway through lecture. Looks like some people need a little motivation to get excited about paleomagnetics!
Author's note: When I read this email, I sufficiently lol'd about it. But to my surprise, the first name that came out of the hat was a mispronunciation of my own. That's right, slackers, I am a mere three weeks from being free from the Physical World requirement AND I got a Starbucks gift card just for showing up. Needless to say, I walked out of there feeling like a champion.
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