2008 Woodie Awards
Tiffany & Earl
Making PC an emotionally stable place, one letter at a time . . .
Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: Portfolio
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Dear Tiffany and Earl,
Being a junior at PC, I feel as if I've had my share of men. Short, tall, dark, stocky, you name it, and I've loved them. But, the dating scene is getting dull and I find my eyes looking in a different direction-toward the front of the classroom. I'm tired of all these PC boys; I'm ready for a PC man. I'm currently taking a core requirement, which I will keep under wraps, and my professor is everything I'm looking for and more. He is handsome and intelligent, and I can tell he is a gentleman outside of the classroom. I don't notice a wedding band on his hand, but I'm worried that any advances will jeopardize not only my grade in the course, but my standing at Providence College. Help!
Looking for Love in Harkins Hall
Dear Looking,
I think you must first determine if this is a schoolgirl crush. Many a woman has been seduced by a man yielding a book, a piece of chalk, and a vocabulary surpassing their own. It seems very easy to slip into an infatuation with someone, but it is another thing entirely to form a connection. Ask yourself how often you see this man. Once, twice, three times a week for 50 minutes at most? It is nearly impossible to form a relationship with someone when there are 20 other people in the room and he spends the duration of the time talking to the PowerPoint screen.
If you do attend his office hours, how does he act? Does he ensure that the door is always open, and does he sit on the other side of the room? These are signs of a normal professor-student relationship. Sorry to crush your dreams, but this man is probably into ladies his own age.
If he does seem to reciprocate your affections, be careful. I wouldn't tell you to jump on top of him in the middle of your Thursday marathon class, but there is a time and place for everything. Whatever you do, don't write him a letter, because then he has proof of your advances, however risqué they may be. Tell him, perhaps, at a private office hour setting when he is sitting close. Then, it's just his word against yours.
Dear Tiffany and Earl,
Being a junior at PC, I feel as if I've had my share of men. Short, tall, dark, stocky, you name it, and I've loved them. But, the dating scene is getting dull and I find my eyes looking in a different direction-toward the front of the classroom. I'm tired of all these PC boys; I'm ready for a PC man. I'm currently taking a core requirement, which I will keep under wraps, and my professor is everything I'm looking for and more. He is handsome and intelligent, and I can tell he is a gentleman outside of the classroom. I don't notice a wedding band on his hand, but I'm worried that any advances will jeopardize not only my grade in the course, but my standing at Providence College. Help!
Looking for Love in Harkins Hall
Dear Looking,
I think you must first determine if this is a schoolgirl crush. Many a woman has been seduced by a man yielding a book, a piece of chalk, and a vocabulary surpassing their own. It seems very easy to slip into an infatuation with someone, but it is another thing entirely to form a connection. Ask yourself how often you see this man. Once, twice, three times a week for 50 minutes at most? It is nearly impossible to form a relationship with someone when there are 20 other people in the room and he spends the duration of the time talking to the PowerPoint screen.
If you do attend his office hours, how does he act? Does he ensure that the door is always open, and does he sit on the other side of the room? These are signs of a normal professor-student relationship. Sorry to crush your dreams, but this man is probably into ladies his own age.
If he does seem to reciprocate your affections, be careful. I wouldn't tell you to jump on top of him in the middle of your Thursday marathon class, but there is a time and place for everything. Whatever you do, don't write him a letter, because then he has proof of your advances, however risqué they may be. Tell him, perhaps, at a private office hour setting when he is sitting close. Then, it's just his word against yours.