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Devac  ·  1827 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 27, 2019

One of the student newspapers wants to interview me as "the student responsible for three separate uni-wide regulation changes". Talk about notoriety.





swedishbadgergirl  ·  1823 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What are the rule changes you've caused?

Devac  ·  1822 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nothing significant, I've mostly been nitpicking wording.

First one was about a rule that said you have to deliver doctor's notes related to your absence within the two weeks of the beginning of your "continuous period of absence" (best translation I could make), which is plain stupid and impossible for people who are, say, sick for more than two weeks. Of course, while nobody with half a brain used it as written, administrators relished in it, and that's enough for me to care. This one was actually elevated from departmental to uni-wide status because it appeared almost everywhere independently. Background for it is at best speculative, though.

Both second and third were about the allocation of hours and courses (and payment for what goes above your 180/300 ETCS quotas) having some generous loopholes. I like to think I took such a massive advantage it was enough for uni to care, but that's just me having boring dreams.

OftenBen  ·  1822 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You are a potent, powerful person.

The things you do cause a change in the world.

Keep kicking ass!

Devac  ·  1822 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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OftenBen  ·  1819 days ago  ·  link  ·  

YW.

At present I am mostly surrounded by people who feel powerless, impotent, paralyzed and ineffectual. People who act based on the belief that they are unable to make any appreciable change in their environment.

You are capable of making changes. You are a capable person and I know that I'm not the only one who appreciates that about you.