After my experience this week during an exam, I have an item to add to my growing list of Advice for Undergraduates. Count this one as #8 under "In-class behavior":
If you plan to approach the professor during an exam to ask a question, make sure your breath doesn't just absolutely reek of alcohol.
I swear, the way this guy's breath smelled the other day, it just about knocked me out. His first couple of exams have been really bad, too, both flunking (and no, not because of his breath ... I always grade exams blind, a page at a time where I can't see names, just to make sure I am fair). What's funny is that after the first exam, he contacted me so I could give him advice on how to do better on future exams. I guess I should've started with "don't get blasted the night before, you dope!"
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