TCU Replaces 'Freshman' Title With 'First Year Student' To Be Gender Inclusive

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4 hours ago, Mole said:

I’ve worked at institutions that largely dropped the term freshmen for more practical reasons. Since freshman, sophomore, etc. are often established by credit hours, it gets complicated these days. An incoming “freshman” with 30+ hours is somewhat common, so some designation that this is their 1st time in college is handy. TCU doesn’t seem to be doing this for this reason, but abandoning the term freshman isn’t all that new.

Secondly, language and mores change with each generation. This isn’t even a small harbinger of some coming decline. It’s just a small change at a single institution. Your parents and grandparents thought the same way about the stupid ways you talk, as did their elders about them. You get old and complain about change. That’s life.

Third, since this touches on the culture war, I predict that if this thread gains enough interest to reach page five, it’ll be necessarily moved to the cloak room.

 

I agree. Though unnecessary and silly also nothing to get bent out of shape over either. Nonissue either way. 

[BabaYaga 15301]

22 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

OK, I pulled up the first UT game on my DVR.  UT-ISU, 2016.  Texas kicked off to start the game.  The only reference to any player's class in the first 19 plays (2 drives, one ISU, one Texas) was to point out that Shane Buechele was a true freshman on the switch after Texas stopped ISU and forced them to punt.

Anecdotal?  Sure.  Spot fucking on what I claimed?  Yep.  I leave it to you girls to go through the rest of that shitty game to find a sudden avalance of class references.  "Hill to die on" my ass.  Do you watch football?

For freshmen.  Specifically Freshmen, they say it all the fucking time.  Sometimes sophomores.  Sr's get a lot too as referenced by their last home, last bowl game, etc.  

[Bash Riprock 1695]

I find the word 'human' offensive.

[TKthunder2 4992]

5th year Junior Tristan Stevens being replaced by redshirt sophomore Cole…

[atomheartbevo 89729]

On 6/12/2021 at 6:32 AM, slorch said:

My favorite part about the woke bullshit is the denial that it is woke bullshit.

I'm woke as fuck and I make no pretenses otherwise.

Hell, I understand the phrase "wrong hole" in Chinese, Japanese, Thaiwanese, Koreanese, Australianese, and Vietnamese.

[JimmyJames 12271]

Is the answer to this post “who the fuck cares?”  Or did I miss the riddle.

[Gatorubet 30246]

I find the word 'human' offensive.

You Denisovans are a touchy bunch.

[Gatorubet 30246]

C'mon man!  Errrr, c'mon human!  Errrr, c'mon huperson!

Huperdaughter, you sexist

[Harrison Bergeron 1798]

Can anyone translate this thread into English?

[Horn_Spanker 524]

Grabbed a jar of jelly at HEB (it was open!), didn't notice if it was jelly, jam or preserves.  Got home and it's labeled "fruit spread".  This shit's gone too far.

[Macanudo 12989]

But TCU will still offer MRS degrees though, right?