Habits of Highly Defective College Students

[Antisocial_Worker]

And it gets better. The parking issue has gotten so bad that the uni actually had to make a list of what excuses you CANNOT use to get out of a fine.

Here it is.

That is a very impressive list.

[fireheart]

That is a very impressive list.

I have a new one: not bothering to read the general instructions and/or expecting the placement co-ordinator to be a mind reader.

Long story short, guy I know from high school is doing a teaching degree. He has recently switched over from secondary to primary (which is making me go ) and had to therefore inform the uni that he was no longer needing a secondary placement. The email I'm guessing he sent the co-ordinator was along the lines of "Yeah, I'm not doing secondary placement kthanxbai". The email he got BACK however....I only saw a few lines but at the top it basically said:

"WHO ARE YOU????"

When responding to future emails, please do the following...

I didn't see the rest after that since it was obscured, but seriously, email etiquette is one of the things they drill into you in first year. Doubly so if you're a teaching student.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Part 2: Let out a loud, ripping, wet fart in the hallway and giggle like a fiend while waving your hand around in the general vicinity of your anus. Dance around laughing while you do this as your stupid female friends deliver frank assessments of your efforts, such as "That's nauseating!" and "Evile smells are coming out of your ass!"

Gee, I kinda thought a guy who acted like this wouldn't have any female friends.

[mhkohne]

And it gets better. The parking issue has gotten so bad that the uni actually had to make a list of what excuses you CANNOT use to get out of a fine.

Here it is.

Oh, Argabarga - I think you might want to see this!

Every fine-collector should take this as a template, and print up copies for their own use. It's petty much all appliccable...

[fireheart]

Oh, Argabarga - I think you might want to see this!

Every fine-collector should take this as a template, and print up copies for their own use. It's petty much all appliccable...

provided you EDIT it first to remove all references to the uni!

A few people I know have tried to avoid paying for a year long permit by taking their chances and not having a permit full stop. If they get dinged, it's anywhere from $40 to $280 (the latter if you're parking in a disability park) whereas a year long permit is $140 at the moment.
I am relying on day tickets at the moment as I'm only at the uni for seven weeks this semester instead of thirteen. (The remaining six are for teacher placement, but because I don't have a placement, I am using that time to play catchup on the remaining assignments)

Eta: I also forgot to add earlier that the short term parking bays are also very clearly marked with either 4P or 8P depending on the park.

[sms001]

These were my favorites:

"It may be the case that the Officer is amazed that you would park illegally despite his or her presence..."


"...park within the building site compound. If this is not possible, then you will need to drop off your tools and equipment, then find a parking spot, and pay for parking along with every other person who drives a vehicle to get to work." [emp. added]

Thanks fireheart.

[fireheart]

These were my favorites: <snippage>
Thanks fireheart.

No probs. I found the list quite amusing myself.

My personal favourites are the "I paid for a permit, I have the right to park at <location that is not covered by their permit>" ones.


Part of me wishes I worked in the expiation office!

The uni is also NOT kidding about the signs. They are located at every single carpark and clearly state whether they take day, semester, year or short-term permits (disability, VIP and carpooling parks are located everywhere) as well as what times you need to have one displayed/pay for one (I can get free parking in the short-term bays on the weekends/public holidays).

As for the "I had to leave and when I returned I couldn't find a space" comment, there are some reserved spots located in the short-term carparks for this reason. They also require you to register your details and the cops do check.

The last one referring to summer vacation is absolutely stupid. Why?
Because during summer vacation, barely anyone is on campus. The only ones that are include staff, research students, some international students, some medical students (who generally park at the hospital, not on campus because the medical school is located on the hospital grounds) and the odd student who is running an errand. There are 4800 spaces on campus. There will ALWAYS be a park available.

[Antisocial_Worker]

8 -- Run over your fellow students.

Ever since my math classes (Derp Math and Graphing Derp Equations) wound up, I have a 3-hour break between my first class and the next. I use this time productively by heading over to the local Elevated Train Sammich Shop and having a very early lunch. Today, as I was returning from that, I noticed the busy street running through campus as busy as usual, but that none of the traffic in the oncoming lane was moving. As I crept past, I saw why. A car pulling out of the student center parking lot had run over a scooter, whose rider was writhing on the car's hood and screaming at an appreciative crowd who thought it all great fun. More spectators had gathered on the pedestrian bridge to watch. I managed to pull into the next lot down and figured since I have no skills to help and because I could hear the sirens, i'd just go on into the computer lab and send a productive hour immersed in intercultural communications. Therefore, I don't know what happened next.

[reimero]

And it gets better. The parking issue has gotten so bad that the uni actually had to make a list of what excuses you CANNOT use to get out of a fine.

I've actually gotten out of 2 parking tickets at local universities (and I wasn't trying to "get away" with anything. I had just been ticketed.)

Issue the First: Ticket for invalid permit. Permit was hanging visible in my rear-view mirror, but they claimed it had not been paid for that semester. I went to the parking office, had them look up the account, they saw the parking was covered, then realized they had the wrong tag number associated with my car. So, clerical error on their end.

Issue the Second: Fresh snowfall and I was parked in a different lot than normal. Lot was pretty full, I pulled in behind another car. Got a ticket for not parking in a valid parking space. I argued that due to the snowfall, the space markings were not visible, so I pulled in behind another car I believed was legally parked (oops!) They waived the ticket.

[Sapphire Silk]

provided you EDIT it first to remove all references to the uni!

A few people I know have tried to avoid paying for a year long permit by taking their chances and not having a permit full stop. If they get dinged, it's anywhere from $40 to $280 (the latter if you're parking in a disability park) whereas a year long permit is $140 at the moment.

My college is not big on excuses either, and they will tow if you are in a fire zone or the faculty lot.

But other than that illegal parking is a $5 fine. Many students regard it as the price of doing business, and don't bother to pay off the fines until they submit their application for graduation (can't graduate if you owe the college any money).

[fireheart]

Issue the First: Ticket for invalid permit. Permit was hanging visible in my rear-view mirror, but they claimed it had not been paid for that semester. I went to the parking office, had them look up the account, they saw the parking was covered, then realized they had the wrong tag number associated with my car. So, clerical error on their end.

Issue the Second: Fresh snowfall and I was parked in a different lot than normal. Lot was pretty full, I pulled in behind another car. Got a ticket for not parking in a valid parking space. I argued that due to the snowfall, the space markings were not visible, so I pulled in behind another car I believed was legally parked (oops!) They waived the ticket.

See, those two excuses would be fine. Luckily where I am does not have a lot of snow.

I think for a few of them, they assume that 4800 spaces=campus security can't check ALL of them

At the moment I catch the bus to uni 2 days a week and drive for the third one since the semester's been cut short due to field placement. While everyone else is teaching, I'm off running intervention programs. Whoopee!

[Chanlin]

Issue the Second: Fresh snowfall ...

Talk about parking headaches. My uni has the same issue with snowfall sometimes. One time folks were double and triple parked. Never mind that if you pay attention you obviously can't park that way.

[fireheart]

This is now getting beyond ridiculous in the way that students are acting.

Basically, for one of my topics, there is a mix of fourth year undergrads, third year special ed students (their curriculum line is slightly more skewed as they have a stricter timetable, so they do some topics earlier than their mainstream counterparts) and postgrads both mainstream and special ed. This topic also covers both secondary and primary students, but my workshop is primary.

In my workshop however, I have mainly fourth years along with half a dozen postgrads. One particular group of undergrads has taken it upon themselves to talk during the ENTIRE workshop. I don't mean when we're talking and doing activities, I mean when the videos going on, when the tutor is talking and when someone else is actually speaking. They do NOT shut up. The tutor has talked to them a few times and asked them to stop and actually contribute, but they don't listen. I swear to deity, next time they don't shut up mid workshop, I'm going to lose my shit.

[dalesys]

... I swear to deity, next time they don't shut up mid workshop, I'm going to lose my shit.

There will be a very pleasurable duct tape incident?

[fireheart]

There will be a very pleasurable duct tape incident?

Yeah, I'll be duct taping them!

I am so glad that we only have another three or four weeks left. After this, it's holidays, then everyone is on prac, apart from the part timers and me.
I have a mini prac of sorts, in that while I'm not teaching a full class per se, I AM doing an assignment involving 3 students and working on their social and behavioural skills.