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re: Could anyone tell me why the University of Missouri is closed tomorrow?
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:23 pm to Porker Face
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:23 pm to Porker Face
What are you getting your degree in, porkster?
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Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:23 pm to semotruman
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The trucking industry will fight that tooth and nail. And yes, it will cause a paradigm shift, which might not be all bad. Many of our highways were built originally when a lot of things were still transported by train.
And I think people would be willing to pay tolls, as long as they're reasonable. The toll, or user fee, they were floating would have made it $80 round trip from St. Louis to KC. That's ridiculous, and people would look for alternatives - different routes, Amtrak, etc.
That's a really bad idea IMHO. Students will start using 50/63 to avoid the toll and then wrecks will increase on the twisty two lanes. If they do put a toll on 70 I expect to see an increase in accidents involving college age kids.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:24 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:25 pm to semotruman
civil engineering
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:27 pm to EKG
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I'm a professor. I research. I write. I teach. My students (undergrads & grads) have my cell number. I tell them on the first day of class that, unless I'm a patient in surgery or sitting in church or a funeral, they'll always receive a response within a couple of hours--max--from me. I also ask them not to call me to bail them out of jail.
You're a bigger man then me. I couldn't stand the little bit I experienced.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:27 pm to Porker Face
Hell yeah, Porker.
Education is a team sport, and my students are the starting lineup.
Don't get me wrong ... tenure & promotion is damn important; but facilitating the acquisition of knowledge is invaluable.
Tell that "50% of your professors" that they're disappointing you. Seriously.
Cite specific examples, and share 'em with your profs. Then share 'em with your department head.
Ain't nobody got time for dat.
Education is a team sport, and my students are the starting lineup.
Don't get me wrong ... tenure & promotion is damn important; but facilitating the acquisition of knowledge is invaluable.
Tell that "50% of your professors" that they're disappointing you. Seriously.
Cite specific examples, and share 'em with your profs. Then share 'em with your department head.
Ain't nobody got time for dat.
This post was edited on 2/25/13 at 8:29 pm
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:29 pm to EKG
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Tell that "50% of your professors" that they're disappointing you. Seriously.
Cite specific examples, and share 'em with your profs. Then share 'em with your department head.
Department head is part of the problem. Trust me, all those things will be addressed in the exit interview though
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:31 pm to bayou2003
It obviously warranted 7 pages of discussion, how stupid of a topic could it be? 
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:31 pm to Porker Face
Hmm. Can't say I'm surprised.
If you're so inclined, take the next step & share 'em with the dean.
Good luck to you.
If you're so inclined, take the next step & share 'em with the dean.
Good luck to you.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:36 pm to EKG
Thanks. Overall it is a great experience and I love the department, I just think a few need to refocus their priorities. I'm at the point where I get to take all electives so I just choose wisely
My problems are insignificant compared to those of many, but this is a message board and I get to say what I think
My problems are insignificant compared to those of many, but this is a message board and I get to say what I think
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:38 pm to Ridgewalker
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Students will start using 50/63 to avoid the toll and then wrecks will increase on the twisty two lanes. If they do put a toll on 70 I expect to see an increase in accidents involving college age kids.
Yes, they will. If the toll is too high. The issue is truck traffic. Trucks do far more damage to the highways than peoples' personal vehicles. Yet they don't pay a proportionate share of maintenance, which is an issue.
I-70 is in terrible shape, and getting continually worse. It needs to be at least a 6 lane highway across the state, maybe wider in some places. I absolutely hate getting on that highway.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:41 pm to semotruman
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Trucks do far more damage to the highways than peoples' personal vehicles
Rule of thumb is 1 truck = 500 cars
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:44 pm to Porker Face
Your problems aren't insignificant; and as you well know, they're extremely typical.
You could've been describing most of my tenture-track colleagues.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:45 pm to semotruman
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I-70 is in terrible shape, and getting continually worse. It needs to be at least a 6 lane highway across the state, maybe wider in some places. I absolutely hate getting on that highway.
I'm with you, I hate it and do my best to avoid it but when your running back and forth from STL to KC you don't have much choice.
6 or 8 lanes would be awesome and while we are at it I think they should put elevated high speed rail right down the middle with subway like terminals in KC, COMO, STL on up to Chicago to start.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:50 pm to Ridgewalker
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Students will start using 50/63 to avoid the toll
Then that will get congested, forcing people to use I-70 (or other forms of transit...a scary thought for many Americans)
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:50 pm to Ridgewalker
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I'm with you, I hate it and do my best to avoid it but when your running back and forth from STL to KC you don't have much choice.
6 or 8 lanes would be awesome and while we are at it I think they should put elevated high speed rail right down the middle with subway like terminals in KC, COMO, STL on up to Chicago to start.
i LOVE the idea of high=speed rail. That would be awesome, and I think people would use it. And if they do widen the highway, there should be a designated truck lane.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:52 pm to Porker Face
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or other forms of transit...a scary thought for many Americans)
We are REALLY dependent on our cars. More so than any other country in the world that I know of.
In Europe, subways and trains are a great way to travel. We're don't have this infrastructure any longer here, but it wouldn't be a bad thing.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:53 pm to EKG
It is frustrating with how much I am paying (which is almost nothing compared to folks at elite uppity northeast schools...don't know how they do it).
I'm not receiving services I'm paying for. If educators get to treat it like a business, so should I.
I'm not receiving services I'm paying for. If educators get to treat it like a business, so should I.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 8:55 pm to Porker Face
Couldn't agree more.
Posted on 2/25/13 at 9:00 pm to EKG
Well it seems like you are one of the good guys at least
I can serve as your monthly reminder that students appreciate hard working professors, not just the other way around
I can serve as your monthly reminder that students appreciate hard working professors, not just the other way around
Posted on 2/25/13 at 9:01 pm to Porker Face
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It is frustrating with how much I am paying (which is almost nothing compared to folks at elite uppity northeast schools...don't know how they do it).
And you're still coming out ahead. If you're getting a post-graduate degree in civil engineering from TAMU, you're already set; you've certainly got a far better value than what any school's offering back east.
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