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by eli_gottlieb 4459 days ago
>If you have any questions s to the "legality" of these requirements, I suggest you talk to ____ or to the Graduate School officials.

It always appalls me precisely that academics and professionals are exempted from labor laws, and thus many of the most highly educated, highly trained, dedicated people on Earth, at the forefront of advancing the human species... get subjected to this bullshit.

>I just saw a group of three graduate students going merrily to gym at 4 PM.

Because obviously health and physical fitness are a net drain on productivity /sarcasm.