crimey
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Post by crimey on Jul 18, 2013 12:29:08 GMT -5
From what I know it's Starkville that is the problem, not the dept. This is welcome news. I could handle the town. I am sure there are others who could as well. Not all sociologists prefer the coasts or large urban areas. Some of us enjoy the small town life. A dysfunctional dept...now that is unbearable for all. I am glad it isn't the case at MSU.
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Post by a little info on Jul 18, 2013 15:55:20 GMT -5
Starkville is a small town really in the middle of nowhere in Mississippi. It's a pretty long way to anyplace of decent size. There are many people who just wouldn't be able to handle that, try as they might.
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Post by memphite on Jul 18, 2013 18:42:57 GMT -5
Starkville is the middle of nowhere...but it isn't that far from Memphis (under 2 hours), and Memphis kicksass. Good food culture, music, and festivals. There are two downsides to the south - as I teach at a southern urban school: first, the students are terribly ill-prepared (compared to first generation Hispanics overcoming a language barrier!! and a crappy California school system) because of the (1) rampant segregation in schools that has been institutionalized since Jim Crow, (2) the destructive effects NCLB had on schools in general, and (3) in my opinion having went to school in California and Michigan, there are a greater proportion of students who are very religious or raised religious and are seriously backwards in some basic aspects of science and humanities. Second, the economies are ravaged for the most part in most cities. Aside from Atlanta and Charlotte, the south like many rust belt cities is broken right now. There just aren't many jobs, and those jobs that exist are crappy wages. That being said, my wife and I love the pace, the people generally, and the foodie culture in the south. There are plenty of historical things to see, and if you have an open mind, much of the horrors of the past can be appreciated as a part of America. Finally, I am not a minority, so I have no idea nor would I suppose to, what it would be like to be in the south. Race and ethnicity are absolutely more salient and palpable here...so, I don't know what it would feel like.
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Post by Yeah...no on Jul 19, 2013 7:43:28 GMT -5
Southern cities may be one think, but a 25,000 person town in Mississippi is NOT a city, by any stretch of the imagination. Are you gonna drive 2 hours every time you want to eat Indian food? Is your spouse going to drive 2 hours for work? Starkville is a small town in the middle of nowhere Mississippi, let's just be straight about that.
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Post by starkville on Jul 19, 2013 10:10:58 GMT -5
is about 3 hours from memphis TN. it is however about an hour and a half from tuscaloosa AL. so there's that.
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Post by blah on Jul 23, 2013 9:18:16 GMT -5
there's a fine line between being in the middle of nowhere and just being nowhere. starkville qualifies for the latter.
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Post by Starkville on Jul 30, 2013 16:46:43 GMT -5
Starkville is centrally located -- an hour and a bit from Tupelo, Tuscaloosa and Philadelphia (MS) and two hours (roughly) from Memphis, Birmingham, and Jackson. And, five hours from Nashville, NOLA and Atlanta.
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Post by Starkville on Jul 30, 2013 16:47:04 GMT -5
Starkville is centrally located -- an hour and a bit from Tupelo, Tuscaloosa and Philadelphia (MS) and two hours (roughly) from Memphis, Birmingham, and Jackson. And, five hours from Nashville, NOLA and Atlanta.
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Post by Ha! on Jul 30, 2013 17:46:58 GMT -5
More like "centrally isolated"
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Post by yo tony on Jul 31, 2013 9:28:46 GMT -5
Keep it up. Maybe no one will apply, and I'll get this fantastic TT job with a PhD program in a place with a low cost of living. You all can go work in Los Angeles or New York and take on roommates to get by.
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Post by soprano on Jul 31, 2013 15:38:29 GMT -5
^ funny post
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