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Originally posted by: Green Hornet
"With graduation next Friday on the Hattiesburg campus, what's the word on the special red marked "quarters"?
Are we still following thru on carpeting the floor at commencement? I for one, have my quarters "marked and ready". Anybody else?


"NO QUARTER""

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Green Hornet,

I believe that dropping the quarters on the floor has been scratched due to liabilty issues (like someone slipping, breaking a leg etc.) I'm not sure what course of action is being called for now. But I do think, and this is a personal thought, that something needs to be done by faculty and students to show discontement toward Thames and Co. Anything you all choose to do will show the Governor and Thames how you feel. Be it not shaking hands, or whatever, do something to voice your concerns.

And to the graduating class of 2004, best wishes to all of you as you move toward your life long dreams, what ever they may be.

Thanks for the info on the quarters.
I agree with your summary, we should have some demonstration of our discontent with STF. Any ideas?



No Quarter

There's always some overpriced floral arrangement at these ceremonies. Maybe after about fifty or so quarters in the pot, they'll make a sound. To the audience, it would seem like a ritual of passage. In our hearts, we hope it will be a passage to the "Helloutofhere" for the Paint Piper.

We've proven that loose change ignored by the tin hats makes a loud noise and reshapes confined change at USM. Come Graduation Day, I can only imagine some junior gestapo trying to pry a coin from my big fist. It'll be a shame.

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

NO QUARTER

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Originally posted by: wary undergrad
"I am planning on sporting a nice "No Quarter" sign on my hat and to wear my "I support the faculty" pin along with my anti-Thames pin.  Unless, they are doing a strip search of every student, these small items can be brought in without much notice. just pin 'em where they can't be seen until you sit down for commencement.  If anyone has a better ideas, please post and let me know.  But it's real hard to miss a white tag against a black background"

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That's the ticket and the hardest thing for them to prevent.

for my part I plan on handing my quarter to shelby instead of shaking his hand after walking across the stage. he might need it for his defense fund

give him the d_mned quarters

I'm sure they'll be a table on stage (a podium for sure) so why not toss the quarters on top of the table or podium? 

No harm, no foul.

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Originally posted by: Anonymous
"Tripping over a quarter? Pullleeeeeze.... NO QUARTER.....left undropped! quote: Originally posted by: divine intervention" Quote: I believe that dropping the quarters on the floor has been scratched due to liabilty issues (like someone slipping, breaking a leg etc.) Guys! Don't be pansies. . . .You haven't been so far! Why now? Liability issues?!?!?! What about all that SFT is liable for??? Drop those DAMN QUARTERS!!! --God ""

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Wait--tripping over a quarter, as in one quarter?  The floor would likely be covered in quarters.  The support for a new administration runs deep and wide.

The quarters could certainly go to worse use than to enrich the underpaid maintenance staff people who would have to sweep them up, but because of safety issues the demonstration could be plausibly quashed at the outset, and thus fizzle. 

Why couldn't quarters be dropped into one or more loudly resounding containers?  The containers could perhaps earmarked for the AAUP defense fund. 

Just a thought.

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Originally posted by: Angeline
"I'm not so sure the quarter thing is a good idea - who will know what our intended message is other than ourselves?  One thing we faculty should definitely do - and it is not ever done at graduations I have attended at USM in the past - is to stand up and clap and cheer when certain student's names are called, like Rachel Q., for example.  Any other graduating students we should stand up and cheer for?  That message will be loud and clear and will not upset parents as it is showing support for the students.  Administration will know what we mean but they cannot oppose our applauding student achievement.  Any other faculty willing to join me in this Stand Up and Cheer Protest????"

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Patricia Miller is graduating.  She is involved in the concerned students group and is in the anthro department.

Drew Walker is graduating, I believe.  He was one of the organizers of the student protests.

Dennis Conklin?  He is in history.  I think he might be graduating, but I am not sure.

 

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Originally posted by: Angeline
"Keep the names coming and we can compile a list for another thread so that all faculty will know about it.  Also, any students reading this who are participating in graduation this week and want to be cheered let us know."

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Why don't you go ahead and start a new thread with this.  It's a great idea.

I've heard the Shirley Thames is very worried that Shelby will be embarrased at graduation. Awwwwww.....shucks, Shirley. Think of how embarrased the ex-Deans were when they had to attend graduation last May.



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