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Grand Valley ReviewVolume 24 | Issue 1 Article 181-1-2002The Tenured Guy and the Chalk-ThrowingIncidentJim DanielsFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gvrThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Grand Valley Review by anauthorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact scholarworks@gvsu.edu.Recommended CitationDaniels, Jim (2002) "The Tenured Guy and the Chalk-Throwing Incident," Grand Valley Review: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 18.Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gvr/vol24/iss1/18T h e  T e n u r e d  G u y  a n d  T h e  C h a l k - t h r o w i n g  I n c i d e n t  H e  w a s  t a l k i n g  a n d  d i s r u p t i n g  c l a s s .  A g a i n .  Y o u  a s k e d  h i m  t o  q u i e t  d o w n .  H e  k e p t  o n  y a p p i n g .  Y o u  a s k e d  a  s t u d e n t  n e a r b y  t o  g e t  h i s  a t t e n t i o n .  H e y  a n d  a  t a p .  t a p .  N o  l u c i e  Y o u  l i g h t l y  t o s s e d  t h e  c h a l k .  I t  d r o p p e d  o n  h i s  s h o u l d e r .  f e l l  t o  t h e  f l o o r .  H e  s t o o d  u p  a n d  d e m a n d e d  a n  e x p l a n a t i o n .  Y o u  t o l d  h i m  i f  h e  c o u l d n ' t  b e  q u i e t  h e  c o u l d  l e a v e .  H e  l e f t .  s a i d  h e  w a s  g o i n g  t o  g e t  y o u .  H i s  t h i c k  f i n g e r  s t a b b e d  t h e  a i r .  Y o u r  H e a d  d e m a n d e d  a n  e x p l a n a t i o n  a n d  f o r m e d  a  s p e c i a l  f a c u l t y -s t u d e n t  c o m m i t t e e  t o  i n v e s t i g a t e .  T h e  s t u d e n t  m a d e  a  c h a r t  o f  t h e  c h a l k ' s  t r a j e c t o r y .  Y o u ' d  n e v e r  s e e n  h i m  s o  e n g a g e d .  T h e  s t u d e n t  n e w s p a p e r  s a i d  y o u  h a d  t o  g o .  C h a l k  T h r o w e r  s c r a w l e d  o n  y o u r  o f f i c e  d o o r  i n  i n k .  A n  a p o l o g y  w a s  d e m a n d e d ,  a n d  c o u n s e l i n g .  Y o u r  c o l l e a g u e s  s h u n n e d  y o u .  E x c e p t  f o r  j a c k s o n .  j a c k s o n ,  w h o  s l e e p s  w i t h  h i s  s t u d e n t s  w h e n e v e r  h e  c a n .  H e  p u t  h i s  a r m  a r o u n d  y o u .  M a k e  l o v e ,  n o t  w a r ,  h e  s a i d .  ' J i m  ' D a n i e l s  i s  a  p o e t  a n d  a l s o  a  f r i e n d  o f  s e v e r a l  f a c u l t y  a t  G V S U .  T h e s e  p o e m s  f i r s t  a p p e a r e d  i n  E x q u i s i t e  C o r p s e  a n d  s a . m .  7 9  

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