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Honor
case my thesis!
A student at odds with his project
The following exchange of letters took place
this spring
Dear honor council,
Somebody had better change the damn community constitution or J-board
code, because my thesis is asking for it. It must be honor cased. And
if I cant bring an honor case against my thesis, Im gonna
start honor casing J-board members until someone starts playing ball.
I want to make it known that theres no reasoning with my thesis
(or reason in it), nor can I take the great discomfort and embarrassment
my thesis brings upon me every day (not to mention the embarrassment it
causes the whole community, especially my thesis adviser). The embarrassment
is worse on the days of my thesis meetings. Im at the end of my
rope. My last mediation technique (a.k.a. The Lutz), is not sufficient
to suppress my feelings that my thesis causes me to have. My thesis is
starting to force me to cut down on my alcohol intake, and this WILL NOT
DO!
Pissed
off, and sober,
Jim Soto 01
Jim,
I would have to agree with you that I see no way for you and your thesis
to enter a mediation session that would lead to a positive outcome. Inanimate
objects have a nasty habit of clamming up and presenting a very obstinate
and recalcitrant face during mediation. I think the only option here is
for you to take the high moral ground and decide that no matter how much
anguish and embarrassment the production of this thesis causes you, come
May you will forgive it and bid it farewell with no ill will.Trust me,
the time will come for you and your thesis to go your separate ways in
peace.
Until
then, good luck and God speed,
Mary James
professor of physics for the honor council
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