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From: Teaching Breakfast List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Withington, Jennifer
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 1:21 PM
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Subject: Student excuses and bad roommates

Colleagues,

If my students are to be believed, then a very large portion of them have roommates who turn off alarms which do not belong to themselves.  Thus facilitating the target student over-sleeping and missing class.
It has to be the #1 excuse for 'over sleeping' that I get.
[Whatever happened to grouchily waking the roommate up with much noise and complaining?]

If true, then does  Student/ Resident Life need to sponsor education sessions on personal property issues?
If not true, then why do students feel this is a great (repeatable & reusable) excuse?

Anyone else?

Dr. Jennifer Withington
Asst. Professor of Biology
SUNY Oneonta
116 Science I
Oneonta, NY  13820
607-436-3421