Easily Amused » Columbia

Gravity Doesn’t Exist On Planet Academia

David Xia — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:20:00 +0000

Yesterday I read a Times article about law schools artificially boosting students' grades to help them find employment in this tough economy. I knew grade inflation was bad, but I didn't know it was that bad. The article also links to a website that tracks national trends in grade inflation. Across the board, the average GPA in public and private schools has been creeping up since the 1960s.

Job-Seeking Advice I

David Xia — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:39:25 +0000

Attention college juniors! Right now you're enjoying summer weather, settling into your subleased apartment, and getting ready to make some dough from that sinecure of a resume-padding internship. But the summer ends and it's senior year sooner than you think. With senior year and the approach of graduation also comes the specter of "What the f**k am I going to do with my life now?"

Business School Library = MBA Meat Market

David Xia — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:17:57 +0000

An overheard conversation that confirmed my suspicions that the business school library isn't a place where a lot of people go for serious studying but rather a meat market for MBAs and all other types of roaming academic bipeds.

Women Who Pee Standing Up

David Xia — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:39:51 +0000

I hear it. Oh, my god! I feel it! I was standing on a quiet, dark street. The girl pulled her underwear back up. Fortunately, nothing had splashed on me.

Crazy Karate

David Xia — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:12:04 +0000

How to respond to a stranger's "What time is it?" without regaining consciousness in the back of an unmarked white van and how to collapse a thug's trachea with the spine of a book.

Separated At Birth I: Peter Griffin

David Xia — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:16:49 +0000

Erich Ely (Columbia University's Director of Facilities Operations) = Peter Griffin