DUKE Gets Rid of 8 AM Classes

CrimsonTide4 · #1 04-19-2004, 08:01 AM

Duke University Cuts 8 A.m. Classes
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DURHAM, N.C. - Duke University is eliminating 8 a.m. classes and trying to come up with other ways help its sleep-deprived students, who too often are struggling to survive on a mix of caffeine, adrenaline and ambition.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ess_students_1

dzandiloo · #2 04-19-2004, 09:51 AM

Excellent idea. Now if only my boss would follow suit....

#3 04-19-2004, 09:55 AM

I remember being a freshman in college and I thought I was going to be able to handle a 7:30AM English 100 class... you know, because in high school we started the day at 7:30.

Riiiiight. I think I only went to that class 40% of the time.

After that semester I never signed up for a 7:30AM class ever again and I instructed all my friends to do the same.

If only other campuses would follow suit...

ZTAngel · #4 04-19-2004, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by dzandiloo
Excellent idea. Now if only my boss would follow suit....

That would be great! I would love if my office didn't open until 10am. Instead, I get to drag my sleepy butt into work at 8am.

Taualumna · #5 04-19-2004, 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
I remember being a freshman in college and I thought I was going to be able to handle a 7:30AM English 100 class... you know, because in high school we started the day at 7:30.

Riiiiight. I think I only went to that class 40% of the time.

After that semester I never signed up for a 7:30AM class ever again and I instructed all my friends to do the same.

If only other campuses would follow suit...

7:30???!!!! WHOA!

mullet81 · #6 04-19-2004, 11:20 AM

I struggle to make it to my 9:30am classes... I can't even imagine 8am or 7:30am

Good move Duke!!!

kellybelly31 · #7 04-19-2004, 11:24 AM

ok wow. that is really cool of duke, i usually dont hit the sack until about 5 or 6 am on fridays!!!

_Lisa_ · #8 04-19-2004, 12:13 PM

I'm such a morning person-I love taking AM classes! I'm glad I don't attend Duke! I always enjoyed scheduling all of my classes in the AM so I could have the rest of my day to study/do homework/or sleep! By the mid-afternoon/evening hours roll around I'm practically useless anyway! I'd hate to have to push back my day & start @ 10AM instead of 8AM!

Rudey · #9 04-19-2004, 12:24 PM

Most of the really smart kids I knew that really stood out never even went to class.

-Rudey
--Rebell yell

chideltjen · #10 04-19-2004, 12:45 PM

shoot... i always had at least ONE 8 am class a semester. This was because the graphic design department couldn't figure anything else out in terms of scheduling. You want to know what sucked... having art history at 8 am in the morning 3 days a week. ARGH!

course now i work at 8 am everyday now... before I got this job, I started at 6 am most days. now THAT sucks.

Jill1228 · #11 04-19-2004, 01:13 PM

Co-sign! It sucks having to be at work at 645am....especially when you have a 45 minute drive (could be longer if the border lineup is long or delayed)

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Originally posted by dzandiloo
Excellent idea. Now if only my boss would follow suit....

Rollergirl2001 · #12 04-19-2004, 04:17 PM

I've been taking 8 o'clock classes for three semesters every day. At the end of the Fall '02 semester, I've said, no more 8 o'clock classes for me. I now have classes at 9 o' clock hour.

adpiucf · #13 04-19-2004, 09:05 PM

Duke is my hero!!!

James · #14 04-19-2004, 09:25 PM

Talk about conceding defeat. There was a movement a few years ago to create more early classes as a deterrant to drinking . . they figured if eveyrone had an early class they wouldn't party.

Goes to show that college administrators don't really have the pulse of college students.

MaMaBuddha · #15 04-19-2004, 09:42 PM

wow...colleges are open that early????

how long has this been going on? people actually do this stuff? isn't there some sort of law stating that classes start at 10 or 11 am and end at like 3pm?