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...empty, and a lonely pool of spring sunshine travels across the hardwood floor of the grand old theater. A couple of hours later, a door swings open, and the dusty air stirs as somebody walks in 10 minutes early for lecture. One minute elapses, and a pack of talkative TFs file in. They speak softly. In whiffs and poofs, students arrive, still quiet. Seven minutes go by-more people still. The spotlights turn on; the P.A. system warms up, and the room buzzes with ambient sound. At 10 minutes, hundreds of rustling papers and chitchat fill the room with ugly...
...Many attractions draw students. David Goldsmith, who is head TF for Agassiz Professor of Zoology Stephen J. Gould's class, "Science B-16: History of Life," says one of his fellow TFs took an informal survey in his section last year to find out why students take the course. The TF uncovered an unsettling fact about their priorities: "Out of 18, three took the course because [Gould] had done a guest voice on 'The Simpsons...
There are a few professors who, bless them, try to make this situation easier for us, like Professor Thomas Scanlon, who told his Moral Reasoning 33 class not to study over break. Also, professors and TFs who assign final papers due before winter break can be a big help in reducing the vacation guilt factor. You may resent them in December, but you'll thank them in January...
Take Loker Commons, for example. Established as an undergraduate hangout, Loker is currently overrun with graduate students, loafing TFs are sucking our lifeblood of coffee and pizza, sitting in our plastic chairs, checking e-mail at our kiosks. We at Dartboard urge the undergraduate community: Gong those grads out the door...
While we're at it, let's examine the strength of TFs in general, release the findings and see how the quality of teaching can be improved. Likewise, the discussion about and search for talented female professors should continue, and the sexist environment of the final clubs should be made better known to first-years...