A student did a presentation on marijuana in pharmacology class today, and it was embarrassingly bad. The crux of her report involved reading from a couple of issues of High Times she picked up last week, as well as extensive passages from a pro-marijuana book she got from the school library. A lot of this stuff directly contradicted what we've been taught. This isn't to say that opposing viewpoints don't make for a more-thorough and balanced education. It just made me wonder if she was ready for what the reaction would be.
She claimed that marijuana isn't a gateway drug since it's semi-legal in Amsterdam, and they don't have problems with other drugs.
The prof blurted out in the middle of the report, "Where are you GETTING this stuff?"
The prof was more sedate than I expected, even when prompted by students to respond, though she did say that she'd prefer we use empirically-based sources instead of "research done by Cheech and Chong or Joe Blow or Jane Schmuck."
Grades are given immediately following the presentations. Given the fact that I heard the presenter desperately asking other students if they had a copy of the syllabus (which outlines the requirements of the presentation), I gather she didn't receive a good grade.
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Still awaiting "the wrath from Angleton," as my brother-in-law put it. We had several phone hangups at home yesterday. Suspicious, but I can't assume anything.
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Anyone else use Launch? What gives--did they just ink a new agreement with someone or something? Suddenly stuff I ranked but could NEVER get it to play before is playing. Really, really cool. Soundgarden (which is playing now), Commodores, Marvin Gaye, Helmet, old Rush, great BB King albums (like Live at the Regal--yahoo!), and lots more. This is great.
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