Penn St getting rid of Freshman as a Term for Students

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  • pologq
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    • 10-07-12
    • 19899

    #1
    Penn St getting rid of Freshman as a Term for Students
    Make your Sandusky jokes accordingly

    Many people who look back on their college years describe them with common terms for each year: freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. But could those terms be outdated or even offensive? That's the debate that has prompted Penn State faculty to recommended changing the terminology.
  • ChuckyTheGoat
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    • 04-04-11
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    #2
    Polo, remember when JoePa was thought to be the one guy in Coll Sports who was un-touchable? Poor bastard went downhill in a hurry.
    Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?
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    • Orbison
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      • 09-07-20
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      #3
      what an insane nation
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      • lonegambler23
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        • 06-22-16
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        #4
        u literaly cnt make this up. only the demented left
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        • stevek173
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          • 03-29-08
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          #5
          Weird
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          • thetrinity
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            • 01-25-11
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            #6
            call em fresh meat
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            • KVB
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              • 05-29-14
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              #7
              A section of the Introduction and Rationale of the proposal reads as follows:

              "...many terms in our lexicon carry a strong male-centric, binary character to them. Terms such as 'freshman' are decidedly male-specific, while terms such as 'upperclassmen' can be interpreted as both sexist and classist. Terms such as 'junior' and 'senior' are parallel to western male father-son naming conventions, and much of our written documentation uses he/she pronouns."

              Instead, the faculty senate recommends using "first-year," "second year," "third-year" or "fourth-year" to refer to students.
              If "freshman" is decidedly male specific, than what the hell is "woman"

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              • pologq
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                • 10-07-12
                • 19899

                #8
                Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat
                Polo, remember when JoePa was thought to be the one guy in Coll Sports who was un-touchable? Poor bastard went downhill in a hurry.
                yes it crashed hard on him. tarnished legacy.
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                • pologq
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                  • 10-07-12
                  • 19899

                  #9
                  Originally posted by KVB
                  If "freshman" is decidedly male specific, than what the hell is "woman"

                  the arguments raise more questions than answers. really weird.
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                  • KVB
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                    • 05-29-14
                    • 74817

                    #10
                    Of course upper and lower classmen is classist.

                    They're in different classes.

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                    • unde0087
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                      • 03-27-08
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                      #11
                      Originally posted by KVB
                      If "freshman" is decidedly male specific, than what the hell is "woman"

                      You would have to be a complete dipshit to try to figure it out because the people who thought this up obviously are dumb as fuk.
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                      • Foxx
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                        • 05-25-11
                        • 5832

                        #12
                        Sophomore, junior, senior also getting the axe. The world is now a better place.
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                        • DiggityDaggityDo
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                          • 11-30-08
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by KVB
                          If "freshman" is decidedly male specific, than what the hell is "woman"

                          John Lennon explained this a long time ago.


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                          • KVB
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                            • 05-29-14
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                            #14
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                            • KVB
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                              • 05-29-14
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                              #15
                              "If you don't believe me take a look at the one you're with"

                              WTF?

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                              • MinnesotaFats
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                                • 12-18-10
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                                #16
                                Liberalism is a disease

                                They continue to rewrite HIStory
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                                • Roger T. Bannon
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                                  Texas is going to teach Informed American Patriotism. If you want someone to not learn something, teach it in school.
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