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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Free at last

The exams are finally finished. It was a mixed bag, but at least it’s over. Now about that article I’m supposed to be revising…

Exam Update

Two down and two to go.  I am perplexed to no end by the mysterious St. Andrews grading scale, but I’m fairly sure I don’t like it.  In any case, the two-hour exam I wrote today determined 100% of my grade in Forecasting–a scary thought.
Measure theory is going to be brutal…

Vanity

According to recent polling data, I am the third hottest member of the board of ten.  Here’s the breakdown:

And no, I haven’t voted for myself (yet).

Raisin Monday

On Monday, November 20th, I took part in an ancient St. Andrews tradition: Raisin Monday. For many years the custom has been for new undergraduates to take on academic parents, older students who are supposed to show them the ropes, as it were. Somehow this practice evolved into an elaborate ritual that [...]