An alumna of my university was an Olympic medalist in a shooting sport this year. She came to our beginning of the quarter ceremony to be honored. A thief had stolen her gun a few weeks ago, so some university donors got in touch with a representative of the company that makes her preferred firearm, and she was presented with a brand new competition-grade gun at our beginning of the quarter ceremony.
A rather strange thing at a public university, but now I understand why the campus police chief was hanging out near the stage--hidden behind a curtain there was a very expensive gun.
It gets better:
Right before this presentation, the University President was giving his speech recounting recent accomplishments. The last thing mentioned was an emergency warning system that automatically sends voicemail, email, and text messages to every student, faculty member, and staff person in the event of a crisis. It was prompted by VA Tech, but is more likely to be used in a wildfire or earthquake.
It was rather funny to follow our "Just in case there's a campus shooting" announcement with "One of the finest shooters in the world studied here, and we're giving her a new gun!"
"the only thing worse than a freeper is a blue state freeper that doesn't realize they're a freeper." -dhex
hoisted by their own waterboard!
-dhex
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That there is some irony. Better than the Morrisette kind, too.
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She's even trotted out at fundraising events. Not many Universities are willing to brag about how well their students can shoot.
"the only thing worse than a freeper is a blue state freeper that doesn't realize they're a freeper." -dhex
hoisted by their own waterboard!
-dhex
Re: Most unusual academic meeting ever--mediageek and JasonL wil
Random fact: my Dad was a bit of a stud on his high school rifle team. They practiced with school-owned .22s on a range in the school's basement. This was an urban public school.
"Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind... I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names, to large societies and dead institutions.."-Emerson
Re: Most unusual academic meeting ever--mediageek and JasonL wil
Which reminds that I still haven't registered in our school's emergency warning system. I haven't done it because I am skeptical if it will work.
Ignore D. A. Ridgely's sig. Here is what Ali really said: "love is like porn, you know it when you
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But Ali, if you don't register they won't know where you are when it's time to round up all the suspicious characters during the emergency!
"love is like porn, you know" -- Ali
Re: Most unusual academic meeting ever--mediageek and JasonL wil
That didn't cross my mind, but it is another reason why may be I shouldn't.
Also, the company that administers this thing is out in California, which is strange for fast response emergency warning system.
Ignore D. A. Ridgely's sig. Here is what Ali really said: "love is like porn, you know it when you
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Damned straight!
"love is like porn, you know" -- Ali
screw the long headline
From a rather different educational institute.
seriously though, i think you're crazy on this. and you think i'm crazy. everybody wins! - dhex
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Priceless! Only thing it needs is The Halls of Montezuma playing in the background.
If you weren't doing anything wrong, then you have no reason to be afraid while they kick the crap out of you. - D.A. Ridgely
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I'd heard about Kim Rhode losing her shotgun to a thief. Glad to hear she's got a new one, though no doubt her old gun has a lot of sentimental value to it, seeing as she was pretty much the sole reason that the US Olympic Shooting program hasn't become an utter laughingstock.
I've not met her in real life, but know a couple of people who have. By all accounts, she's a fantastically nice person.
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