Fall Quarter

So I've officially been to TWO whole days of class since school started a week ago. Lucky me, I only go Tues/Thurs. So far, so good! It will be a bit of a challenge getting back in the swing of things and there is a crap ton of reading, but I'm so freaking excited!! So here is a synopsis of my teachers:

Intro to Sociological Theory with Donna Crossman. This lady is like 80 years old and a total firecracker. She has made several hilarious comments about shooting people. She is a self described radical and Marxist. She thinks that Marx is just misunderstood and that we should all read him in order to be "enlightened". Let me just say that after reading "The Manifesto of the Communist Party" I have to disagree with her.

Social Stratification with Jonathan Vaughn. MOST HILARIOUS TEACHER EVER... the beginning of class is like a stand up comedy act. Which really gets me in the mood for learning. Then he moves on the meat and potatoes. He explains things so well and uses the most hilarious examples with the funniest narrations ever. I really hope that he never reads my blog because this review could totally go to his head. Only problem is he describes himself as "no worse than an R rated movie", meaning he curses A LOT. usually more in the beginning of class and then in seemingly relevant places throughout the lecture. I could do without it, but hey its a trade off I guess.

So funniest thing he said in class today was the way he described the difference between Functionalist Theorists and Conflict Theorists. This wont be funny to any non Soc majors but

This is the way Conflict theorists see the world:

And this is the way Functionalist Theorists see the world:

BAHAHAHHAHA he said he just googled "rainbow sparkle kitty" and it was the first image to pop up. I was skeptical, so I did it and the man is not a liar!