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Irish_Dem

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2. Same here. You want to hit the bottle sometimes when you grade their exams.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:10 AM

Nov 28

I was adjunct faculty as well, never occurred to me to tell the students to start drinking in class.

And to the point the paramedics had to be called is a total disgrace.

This instructor needs to face some charges.

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GMU lecturer fired for drinking in class with undergrads, sources say [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Nov 28 OP

sometimes, when I had to listen to undergraduate presentations, I felt like I needed a drink. lapfog_1 Nov 28 #1

Same here. You want to hit the bottle sometimes when you grade their exams. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #2

Does not seem prudent to encourage exboyfil Nov 28 #3

I have a feeling this wasn't the first time. yardwork Nov 28 #4

I agree, this is the first time he got caught because the medics had to be called in. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #5

Disgusting judgement and maybe something more nefarious. yardwork Nov 28 #6

Good point. Irish_Dem Nov 28 #7

My Son The Astronomer is at George Mason. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 28 #8