AAUP & academe & silliness & higher education 13 Jul 2009 12:38 pm
Known-new contract FAIL
From the AAUP’s “Things to Know Before You Go” page for this summer’s institute:
There is also a public wireless network available in any building on campus for those with laptops. Please remember to bring your cables. [emphasis added]
Either there’s been a breach of the known-new contract here, or someone doesn’t understand the concept of a “wireless” network. (Because when contractors are ripping apart your house, nothing soothes quite like grammatical snark.)
Snark aside, I am looking forward to this institute! Apparently I will emerge with the collective bargaining agreement tattooed, in its entirety, on my skin–which isn’t bad, conference-swag-wise.