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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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8. When I was an undergrad...

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 03:15 PM

Feb 2012

There didn't seem to be much of an expectation that our research would go beyond the resources available in the library or explicitly relevant primary sources. That doesn't seem to be the case now. I suppose the difficulty would depend on ones research skills.

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Speculation rather then research FreakinDJ Feb 2012 #1

I don't have alot of great things to say about "Gen Y" Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2012 #2

This is something I am trying to get a good read on exboyfil Feb 2012 #5

When I was an undergrad... Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2012 #8

tl;dr LadyHawkAZ Feb 2012 #3

We could be on our way to "Idiocracy" badtoworse Feb 2012 #4

Couldn't get past this sentence, Trillo Feb 2012 #6

I don't know a whole lot of Gen Xer's or Boomers who can concentrate on a good book either. Chorophyll Feb 2012 #7