Following on from the wonders outlined below, the College timetable has materialised before the beginning of the school year! As usual it's a pretty fair spread of classes with something for everyone. Starting in September is another welcome innovation - let's face it, the summer holidays are rather long aren't they? The thirst for knowledge must be quenched!
Anyway, the important business is that The Collegian Online is looking for a student blogger to errr blog, if you'll allow the use of such a new and, frankly, very inelegant verb. If you think you mighth be able to contribute occasional, short articles/pictures/ other content, simply call in at our luxurious offices, or e-mail the team at thecollegian@tlen.pl or, if you're feeling really brave, stop Mr Hinton in the corridor as he tries to flee after your class and beg him to consider you. He's not as scary as he looks...
25 September 2008
NEWS!NEWS!NEWS!NEWS!NEWS!
Good omens abound for the brand shining new acadmic year! Last week's teachers' meeting was the shortest on record, there was no shouting, and the refreshments, courtesy of the loveable Mr Rosiak, sadly no longer with us, in the sense that he's not working at College, not the sense that's he's dead, which he isn't, as far as I know, were of an exceptional standard.
The real excitement centred on the widely expected decision to reduce the number of English groups from seven to six. This has been done in order to enable the staff to give more personal attention to the individual students. As one happy methodologist put it: 'Our students are such wonderful people; I'm so pleased I'll be able to spend more time with each of them now.'
One cloud over this gathering came in the form of the student questionnaires. An incredible two or three people had actually bothered to fill them in, which speaks volumes about the level of dedication of the members of the College. Sadly, one or two responses were not entirely positive. It seems many students are, quite rightly in my opinion, unhappy that the staff do not organise their social lives for them.It has always been a fundamental part of the college teacher's job to take his young charges out on the town and get fifteen pints of lager down their throats before dropping in on a strip club, stealing some road signs, losing some clothing and waking up in a Police cell. That's student life and the refusual of certain staff members to provide it for the current generation of learners is an absolute disgrace.
Naturally, that fount of resourcefulness, mgr Jan Dutka, was quick to announce a raft of measures. Every class will be invited to an 8 a.m. 'Beer for Breakfast' party in the aula. This will be followed by pot smoking and intellectual discussion in the library around midday. The serious action will kick-off after classes at 8 p.m. with the 'Cocktail of the Day' served by the cleaning staff and followed by a range of vodkas, beers and fine wines, all at the College's expense. From midnight, keys to individual classrooms will be available to 'courting couples'. These rooms will come complete with matresses, contraceptives and a range of other 'novelty items' for your pleasure. At last, student life in the College will really take off. Enjoy it!
The real excitement centred on the widely expected decision to reduce the number of English groups from seven to six. This has been done in order to enable the staff to give more personal attention to the individual students. As one happy methodologist put it: 'Our students are such wonderful people; I'm so pleased I'll be able to spend more time with each of them now.'
One cloud over this gathering came in the form of the student questionnaires. An incredible two or three people had actually bothered to fill them in, which speaks volumes about the level of dedication of the members of the College. Sadly, one or two responses were not entirely positive. It seems many students are, quite rightly in my opinion, unhappy that the staff do not organise their social lives for them.It has always been a fundamental part of the college teacher's job to take his young charges out on the town and get fifteen pints of lager down their throats before dropping in on a strip club, stealing some road signs, losing some clothing and waking up in a Police cell. That's student life and the refusual of certain staff members to provide it for the current generation of learners is an absolute disgrace.
Naturally, that fount of resourcefulness, mgr Jan Dutka, was quick to announce a raft of measures. Every class will be invited to an 8 a.m. 'Beer for Breakfast' party in the aula. This will be followed by pot smoking and intellectual discussion in the library around midday. The serious action will kick-off after classes at 8 p.m. with the 'Cocktail of the Day' served by the cleaning staff and followed by a range of vodkas, beers and fine wines, all at the College's expense. From midnight, keys to individual classrooms will be available to 'courting couples'. These rooms will come complete with matresses, contraceptives and a range of other 'novelty items' for your pleasure. At last, student life in the College will really take off. Enjoy it!
19 September 2008
Things you should know about Britain - 1. The Stone Roses
In a regular series of articles, our UK correspondent, Prof. Kevin Lagerlout, will take you through some important aspects of British culture of which you may not be aware. This week he's looking at music; specifically The Stone Roses.
Everyone knows the Beatles, some people have heard of Oasis, but for people in the know, there's one English guitar band which leaves all the others standing. Sadly no longer together, The Stone Roses were not only the best band ever, they not only recoreded the best album ever (The Stone Roses) but, perhaps equally importantly, they were also the coolest cats ever to swing a microphone.
In the summer of 1990, when some of you were just thinking about walking for the first time, the cool kids were wearing baggy clothes, scruffy, longish hair and listening to music from Manchester or 'Madchester' as it was dubbed at the time. As well as The Roses, there were The Happy Mondays:
The Inspiral Carpets:
And, of course, in many ways greater than them all, The Charlatans:
The Charlatans are still going, and still great. Their latest album was available as a free download. Now you'll have to steal it, but here's a taste:
All these bands were important in rebuilding the popularity of guitar music as opposed to the computer generated pop of the '80s. They made records you could dance to: and how we danced!
Everyone knows the Beatles, some people have heard of Oasis, but for people in the know, there's one English guitar band which leaves all the others standing. Sadly no longer together, The Stone Roses were not only the best band ever, they not only recoreded the best album ever (The Stone Roses) but, perhaps equally importantly, they were also the coolest cats ever to swing a microphone.
In the summer of 1990, when some of you were just thinking about walking for the first time, the cool kids were wearing baggy clothes, scruffy, longish hair and listening to music from Manchester or 'Madchester' as it was dubbed at the time. As well as The Roses, there were The Happy Mondays:
The Inspiral Carpets:
And, of course, in many ways greater than them all, The Charlatans:
The Charlatans are still going, and still great. Their latest album was available as a free download. Now you'll have to steal it, but here's a taste:
All these bands were important in rebuilding the popularity of guitar music as opposed to the computer generated pop of the '80s. They made records you could dance to: and how we danced!
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