tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post111385810993795527..comments2024-03-14T01:32:43.610-06:00Comments on The Geomblog: Why no paper should ever be rejected...Suresh Venkatasubramanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15898357513326041822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1114021472567308762005-04-20T12:24:00.000-06:002005-04-20T12:24:00.000-06:00"...back in the 80s a professor of mathematics was...<I><BR/>"...back in the 80s a professor of mathematics was murdered by a rich grad student because the prof wouldn't approve his dissertation or something of that nature."<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>That was Theodore Streleski, <A HREF="http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2003/julaug/dept/century.html" REL="nofollow">who killed a Stanford math professor</A> with a ball-peen hammer in 1978. As you might imagine, ball-peen hammers have held a special place in grad student lore ever since.<BR/> <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://expert-opinion.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow" TITLE="stiber at blarg dot net">Mike Stiber</A>Michael Stiberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164917508588925430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1113901745175234432005-04-19T03:09:00.000-06:002005-04-19T03:09:00.000-06:00This secretary is not the only person to be killed...This secretary is not the only person to be killed in academia. IIRC, back in the 80s a professor of mathematics was murdered by a rich grad student because the prof wouldn't approve his dissertation or something of that nature. The guy finally got out of jail and made a bizarre comment to the media. I'm paraphrasing but it was something like...."I cannot say that I will not kill again because it cannot be logically proven."<BR/><BR/>Totally wacko! <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1113880410693066662005-04-18T21:13:00.000-06:002005-04-18T21:13:00.000-06:00Thanks for setting the record straight for this in...Thanks for setting the record straight for this intemperate anonymous poster.<BR/><BR/>It's interesting that the guy killed a secretary working at APS when apparently he wanted to kill THE Secretary of APS. <BR/><BR/>In my inebriated opinion, this incident is no reason to reject papers. There are far more dangerous professions in the world than theoretical computer science -- even if you are a PC chair.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com