If you do that one more time...

By Lydia Laythe, Staff Writer laythe16@up.edu

Pet peeve (n): an irritation, often specific and frequent, that serves as an opportunity for complaint which is never missed.

Interactions on a college campus create the perfect habitat for pet peeves. Do you want to scream when the professor reads his lecture directly off his PowerPoint? Do you want to punch the kid sitting behind you in Theology when he breathes (sometimes coughs) down your neck? Then you probably have a pet peeve.

But what you don't realize is, while you want to throw your textbook at the know-it-all in the front row, your professor probably wants to do the same.

 

Professors

Gregory Pulver

Wearing pajamas to class

"Don't ever wear pajamas in class," Pulver said. "And if you do decide, as a fashion statement, to wear pajamas in class, always look like you've showered. You need to make an effort to look like you've prepared for class."

Looking/saying you're tired

"When you stand up there and give a presentation: don't look tired, do not yawn, do not tell me how tired you are, do not tell me that you finished at three o'clock in the morning," Pulver said.

 

Giving "The Look"

The look (n): used to identify the facial expression students give their professors when they don't like/understand a given assignment.

"I can see you looking at me like that," Pulver said. "You need to curb your looking at me like that. I'm standing right in front of you. And I'm not stupid. Don't look at me like I'm an idiot, because I'm not an idiot."

 

Father Ron Wasowski

"Spaghetti Ears"

Spaghetti Ears (n): used to identify the act of listening to an iPod, in which the wires that attach to the ear buds look like pieces of spaghetti hanging from the person's ears.

Blocking the hall/sidewalk

"In feistier moods I've actually engaged such students," Wasowski said. "And said, 'You know, if you move over just a little bit more you can completely block the corridor.'"

Leaving the classroom during class

Texting and walking

 

Dr. Thompson Faller

Multi-tasking during class

"I think that's an insult to any professor when that happens," Faller said.

Not participating in class discussions

"I think, 'you're taking this class, you're paying for this class, for heaven's sake pay attention and get the most out of it as you can,'" Faller said.

 

Father Charlie Gordon

Eating in class

"[It's] probably because I'm envious," Gordon said.

Texting in class

"Because going to a lecture isn't like watching television," Gordon said. "When you go to a lecture you're entering into a relationship. It hurts our feelings."

 

 

 

Students

Janie Higgins (Freshman)

Unclear directions

"I can't stand when they expect me to read their minds," Higgins said.

Busy Work

Little/no interaction during class

"I don't feel like there's enough socialization during class," Higgins said.

 

Hope Dorman (Freshman)

Not updating grades before finals

"I think it's really annoying when you have to prioritize studying for finals and don't know where you stand in classes," Dorman said.

 

Patrick Murphy (Sophomore)

Bad Handwriting

"The dude just has the worst handwriting in the world," Murphy said. "I can't read it at all, so I can't take notes in his class."

Unnecessary sarcasm

Student: Can I go use the bathroom?

Professor: I don't know. Can you?

 

Alex Hyde (Senior)

Assigning expensive books that are never used

Exaggerating the difficulty of a test

"They make it sound like the worst thing in the world," Hyde said. "They make it sound like you will not pass this test no matter what you do. And then it's not bad at all."

"To put this into perspective, that's like me at clinical, and if I was unhappy with the way the patient was taking care of themselves, going in and telling them they have cancer," Hyde said. "And then when I see an improvement, going 'I was just kidding. It's just the flu. I was just messing with you.'"

Focusing only on citations

"I could write a great paper but if I don't do my citations right, I probably won't get an A," Hyde said. "That's like if I was dating someone and they told me 'Listen, you're a great guy. I love everything about you. But you tie your shoes really weird. So we need to stop seeing each other.'"