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From: eigenstr@cs.rose-hulman.edu (Todd R. Eigenschink)
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Subject: Excerpts from freshman survival kit
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Date: 17 May 93 20:29:17 GMT
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Here are a few snippets from the Freshman Survival Kit distributed to
all freshmen (imagine!) at Rose-Hulman.  There's way more than I have
the time to type in...


Definitions
===========
ARA - This is the offical Rose-Hulman food service.  No one is sure
what ARA really stands for, though there are a few guesses we are
unable to print here.  Although you will complain about the food, it's
not bad when you compare it to what they get at the Terre Haute
Federal Pen.

ARAT - Slang for ARA.  Some say it describes the flavor of their food.
(That's not nice, but you might agree after two quarters.)

B and G - Buildings and Grounds.  These are the guys who repair the
damage after hall parties, keep the campus clean, shovel snow in the
winter, and need a week's notice to change a light bulb.  (See Bumbles
and Goofs)

BOHICA - (Bbo-kee-ka) Bend Over, Here It Comes Again.  This is a term
used to describe the feelings of pain and anguish you feel when you
have your fourth test or third lab of the day.  This term alludes to
the fact that multiple exams or labs on the same day can be painful to
a person's physical and mental health.

Calclueless - An affliction in which a student's knowledge of calculus
is epsilon close to zero.  (See also Drag Calc, Clueless, and Epsilon
Close)

Circuits I - Officially known as EE216.  The very first circuits class
for all the EE and CS majors.  Recently revised, this series of
circuits classes is now one of the fastest-paced in the nation.
You'll realize this after the first day, when you discover that your
homework is to sketch a schematic for a stereo and find the Thevenin
resistance at each port.

Cluelessness - The complete abscence of knowledge in some field, e.g.,
calculus, E and M, and life.

Coed Roommate - Keep dreaming.

Curve - This refers to the grading scale here at Rose.  Basically,
this is a standard 98-96-94-92 scale.  However, if the class average
drops too low, the bottom of the scale may be lowered to allow a few
more students to pass.

Drag Calc - This is officially known as MA101.  If you are failing
Calc I at midterms, you will be placed in drag calc.  Is is basically
one quarter of calculus crammed into two.  (Lipstick is optional.)

Emag Fields - This class is required for sophomore EEs in the spring
quarter.  Basically, it's all the worst of E and M with lots more
calculus thrown in to add to the pain.

Epsilon Close - Calculus term extended into common conversation.
Epsilon close is REALLY close, but not quite there.  [This is actually
a fairly common term.]

Evaluation - This term has two meanings.  For students, this is the
time when you get to "grade" your professor.  You evaluate your prof
on everything from classroom bearing to how he combs his hair.  For
the profs, this is sometimes referred to as "the dean's quarterly
character assasination report."

Exorcism and Magic - PH135, Electricity and Magnetism.  The slang
title describes what you will need to pass this course and what you
will need to recover from it afterwards.  Also known as E and M.



Numbers
=======
0 - The number of full-time, undergraduate female students at Rose-Hulman.

1.0 - Upper GPA limit for members of the Square Root Club

6.0 - The maximum GPA at "another" engineering school in Indiana that
      doesn't use a real grading scale.  [Purdue]

30 - Number of hours the prof thinks you have in a day.

[There were more, but most were pretty lame.]


--
Todd Eigenschink (eigenstr@CS.Rose-Hulman.Edu)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN
"Never underestimate the data capacity of a station wagon."  -- Frank Young

