I don't know how things are now at MIT, but back in the day, we didn't have
any supervision, and all of the dorms were co-ed. There were no proctors,
house fathers, or anything else reining us in. In general, MIT was very
loose. We had the occasional water fights with fire hoses and such, but we
basically all were responsible citizens, and did well. I wouldn't have
traded my time there for anything. MIT had no attendance policy, and you
could take courses out of sequence. One semester I took 3 courses, where
one was the prerequisette for the second, and the second one was a
prerequisite for the third. Nobody cared how you learned the subject
matter, just as long as you did. Many students only attended class to take
exams, though I generally attended all of mine because I enjoyed it.
Alan
Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ
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From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:26 PM
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yep, back in the days when you could go visit your city counceler or mayor
and have a glass of whisky or beer and a cigar with him or her.
If you brought beer to anywhere other than your dorm room or designated
areas on campus these days, you'd be suspended...it's funny how our society
is becoming stricter and stricter towards the individuals freedoms and
rights and is getting more and more
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From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6:14 PM
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Subject: Re: employment
> One of the first items to be set up in my dorm room was one of those small
> dorm fridges. As soon as the fridge was plugged in, it was loaded with
> all
> of my necessities, namely beer!
> And just so you know, that is a true statement. Beer was permitted in the
> dorms, as was alcohol of all kinds. I was 18 at the time, so I was 3
> years
> from being a legal drinker in Mass. But no one cared a hoot. I remember
> going into one of my professor's offices to take a final exam in my senior
> year, carrying a bag with a six pack of beer and a couple bags of chips.
> The proff said, "I see you come well equipped," Hi. As it turned out, I
> wasn't the only person in the office drinking beer and eating chips.
>
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 5:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: employment
>
> So after your room, what did you find first?
> the bookstore, the lecture hall, or the bar?
>
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