Tri-Factor: The Old Professor

Published October 23, 2007

Created By Anya Brodrick, Illustration by Alexander Whitehead

This section deconstructs the styles of today. The tripartite nature of the section demonstrates the intersection of image-word-mathematics

A Day in the Life of: Professor John Q. Stevens

8:30 am: Breakfast discussion (over oatmeal) with wife (married 35 years) about the social and environmental impact of Davis Center. Reminisces about own college days and his old campus haunts.

9:05 am: Grueling intro-class; filled with far too many uneager faces. As class goes on, he does see a few potentials though.

10:30 am: Senior seminar class: discussing thesis outlines and editing. Revels in the wisdom he can share with them and loves their enthusiasm; reminds him of his own thesis.

11:45 am - 2:45pm: Lunch time (sandwich while reading latest copy of scholarly journal) and office hours. Advises a few tentative freshmen about which classes are good to take and which professors to take them with. Calls his wife; plans trip to New York City to do a book-reading, which conincides perfectly with his Harvard (class of ‘62) reunion.

3:22 pm: Talks to a younger professor about the cumbersome but true ‘publish or perish’ myth. Also, gives them a few tips on getting tenure.

6:00 pm: Department dinner party; reads an excerpt from his new book and also gets to talk with department chair. A possibility of his becoming the next chair gives him something to look forward to in his years of infinte widsom & experience.

9:20 pm: Falls asleep smoking pipe, wife tucks him into bed.

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