Need to Vent!

OK. I just have to get this one off my chest. Yesterday I removed all of the pictures of my beloved LSU Tigers from my office door. In their place, I put up a simple flyer about Team in Training that included a picture of me with my coach from last year (Hugh). Next to it, I posted a graph showing my training progress over the last month. I just arrived at my office and immediately noticed that someone has drawn a beard and mustache on my picture!

Now, I know what you are thinking. "What's the big deal?" or "They were just having fun." or even "That's what college students do." Ordinarily, I would agree -- but this is different. Let me tell you why:

1. This was a flyer asking for donations for a charitable cause -- The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
2. I am a professor who goes out of her way to create opportunities for students to learn and grow. I won't list those things here because I know in my heart that I am here for them and I exert a considerable amount of effort trying to make them better people.

So, for those reasons, I find this wrong and hurtful. So, what am I going to do about it? Not much. I removed everything from my door -- and closed it. A person has only so much to give and when you find that your efforts are not appreciated, you pull back a bit. So, I will continue with all of the activities that I engage in for the betterment of the students, but I might be a bit more reserved. Mostly though, I'll do all of these things with my blank door CLOSED.

Be well!