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If I Ran the Zoo IX

If I ran the campus
I’d start out anew
I’d make a few changes
That’s just what I’d do
 
Here’s a simple suggestion
(Avoiding all fads)
I’d have some professors
Who teach undergrads
 
I hear you all snicker
I hear you all scoff
But I’ve got to believe
That many a prof
Would thrill to be meeting
A freshman or soph
 
TAs are beloved
They’re always the rage
Because they all work
For a minimum wage
(But do students want teachers
Who are just their own age?)
 
Remedial classes
I’m sure is a must
For teachers who give
Only A or A-plus
 
They really must practice
At home, if they please,
Traumatically giving
Some Bs and some Cs
 
There’s another idea
I can bring to fruition
I know how to cut
The cost of tuition
 
I really don’t care
Whose waters this muddies,
This could irritate
The fuddies and duddies
But I’d cancel all courses
Whose names end in “studies.”
 
That’s just a start
I’ll do better than that
My curriculum changes
Will cut out the fat
 
No courses on Buffy
The Vampire Slayer
Or Batman and Robin
Who cares which is gayer?
 
No bongo or bingo
(Remember I said it)
No study of Yoda
No sex acts for credit
 
No Star Trek theology
No Matrix psychology
No queer musicology
I give no apology
 
If I ran the campus
I’d start out anew
I’d make a few changes
That’s just what I’d do

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mr leo, you've summed it up quite succinctly. It's a shame that the folks the ode is targetted to won't recognize themselves in the parody. Jerry Heyman

Why can't the smug person who commented before me spell simple words like "targeted"?

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