Adventures in Cartoonisting

[Wind Swept]

By pure chance, I've acquired a job cartoonistering for the school newspaper. For future reference, squarish entries are to do with an editorial article, longish ones have nothing to do with anything. It would appear I'll be alternating between the two formats.

January 17, 2008 | Shock Treatment


January 24, 2008 | Read or Die

[zeroguy]

Cartoonisting, or cartoonistering?

For future reference

So we get to see more of them, right?

January 24, 2008 | Read or Die

It makes me sad when I realize this will probably not involve paper-controlling sisters.

[Rei]

That was my thought on the ROD one as well.

[Wind Swept]

Cartooneristing, perhaps?

So we get to see more of them, right?

That is the general idea.

[Gravity Defier]

Chris, I'm not rolling my eyes at you, I'm rolling my eyes at the general belief that "B.A. = waste of a degree with which you can't do a thing."

[Mich]

Chris, I'm not rolling my eyes at you, I'm rolling my eyes at the general belief that "B.A. = waste of a degree with which you can't do a thing."

Here, here!

I mean, sure, there are a number of them in which you get a degree for something in which it doesn't actually help get you a job, but there are a number of careers that actually require a BA degree. Example: animation.

Quickly, someone back me up with facts. Do it.

[Wind Swept]

...but there are a number of careers that actually require a BA degree. Example: animation.

Actually, I'm looking at going into animation with a B.S. degree...

[Mich]

Actually, I'm looking at going into animation with a B.S. degree...

Well, most of the places I've seen that post hiring requirements want a Graphic Design degree or something of equal value, and that is a B.A. What B.S. are you looking at?

[Jayelle]

My job requires a BA.

[powerfulcheese04]

... I have a BA... and a BS.



(And I graduated a semester early... Just had to brag.)

[Jebus]

Yea, but you failed at being a typical drunken college student, Kimmie, so in the end, was it really worth it?

[neo-dragon]

Is "BS" an American thing? Around here it's always B.Sc. Probably to avoid the obvious jokes about having a Bull S**t degree.

[Dr. Mobius]

Wait... it actually means something else?

[Jebus]

Zing!

Here it is also known as a B.Sc., way to do things right, Canada.

[Wind Swept]

What B.S. are you looking at?

Graphic Communications. I'm really not sure why it's a B.S. major, but I thoroughly enjoy the irony it inspires.

[zeroguy]

Is "BS" an American thing? Around here it's always B.Sc. Probably to avoid the obvious jokes about having a Bull S**t degree.

Well, perhaps we'd just be proud to have a degree in BSing. It'd certainly be useful, and probably not inaccurate for the actual BS degrees in most cases.

[Syphon the Sun]

Just for the record:

It's known as a B.Sc. in America, too. At least, it is for the most part.

And, as far as I'm aware, the only difference between the two is foreign language, a B.A. requiring it and a B.Sc. not, which tends to make a B.A. more valuable. That's not to say that when choosing which degree I didn't choose a B.Sc., though. (What can I say? Four years of Spanish in High School didn't leave me with a good taste in my mouth for continuing those studies.)

[zeroguy]

It's known as a B.Sc. in America, too. At least, it is for the most part.

Meh? I've always seen it as BS.

And mine has a foreign language requirement, but that's a University requirement; not for the degree itself, I suppose.

[Wind Swept]

I'm pretty sure the majority of BA majors here don't require a foreign language course. Obviously, things like Teaching English as a Second Language and Japanese require a second language...

[Eaquae Legit]

Mine did.

[neo-dragon]

Don't the exact requirements of any degree depend on the university and what you're actually majoring in?

[Eaquae Legit]

Probably. I just know that all Arts undergrads had to take two language courses to fulfill their breadth requirements. I think non-co-ops could take "culture" classes, but I'm not sure.

[Wind Swept]

January 31, 2008 | One of Us

[Wind Swept]

Not a comic, but comic like:

[Wind Swept]

February 7, 2008 | Folds

[Wind Swept]

February 14, 2008 | Credit Card Debt is Lame Subject Matter

[Mich]

Credit Card Debt is Lame Subject Matter

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...but crayons are totally awesome!

[Wind Swept]

February 21, 2008 | Empty

[Wind Swept]

February 28, 2008 | Africa

[Wind Swept]

I didn't realize just how ridiculously dark that would look on a CRT display...

[Wind Swept]

March 20, 2008 | Disinterest

[zeroguy]

Is "scorch" someone in particular, or is the apathy of students all that's to be gleaned from this?

[Wil]

Also, and don't take this the wrong way; I don't know calculus, but I believe your math is wrong. 1 + 6 + 2 <> 8.

Or is that the joke?... if so

[Mich]

1 + 6 + 2 <> 8.

<>, or !=?

[zeroguy]

It could have been approval voting.

1 + 6 + 2 <> 8.

<>, or !=?

They mean the same thing. <> is used in some languages to mean !=. It's like "less than or greater than" in my mind.