The Emperor is alumni

[Batman]

Just heard on Radio 1 that the actor that played ther emperor in Star Wars is a graduate of this very uni.

So join the dark side.

[Pedant]

The emperor ARE alumni

[legohead]

eh, why the emperor 'are' alumni? isn't the emperor only one person? unless you mean it in the sense of the royal we, I suppose

[hr]

This is for all those headless acrobats
faces crushed in the circus dust
all in the name of gravity
and the price of admission

[Webbie]

Surely it's

"The emperor is an alumnus"

Bad grammer is a path to the dark side...

[mdave]

Or, if you want to be really old school: 'Imperator alumnus est'.

No wonder the women complain about men in this town; there's hardly any cunning linguists left.

[hr]

"It is history which teaches us to hope" --R. Edward Lee

[exnihilo]

Ian McDiarmid. Indeed he is. Social Anthropology I believe, but I wouldn't like to be held to it. Sadly, he declined an invitation to become Rector, maybe it was the robes that put him off.

[KayBee]

Quoting exnihilo from 16:43, 18th May 2005
Ian McDiarmid. Indeed he is. Social Anthropology I believe, but I wouldn't like to be held to it. Sadly, he declined an invitation to become Rector, maybe it was the robes that put him off.

Social Anthropology, Clinical Psychology or Social Science depending on which source you believe.

[Steveo]

Well, if I had a Social Anthropology degree, I'd probably not even admit to it, it's almost as bad as Sociology.

[RJ Covino]

Quoting exnihilo from 16:43, 18th May 2005
Social Anthropology I believe

You are, as ever, correct.

Those posting to this thread, of course, would do well to remember that he'd have done most, if not all, of his course work across the Tay.

[hr]

http://www.ralphcovino.com

[Batman]

But still: what a reason for a student here to join the dark side.

But i think someone should try and ask him to be rector again cause he would be cool and also there would be a lot of star wars jokes in town for a while

[exnihilo]

Wheels are in motion.

[Cain]

[hr]

I hold an element of surprise

[Guest]

Quoting mdave from 16:12, 18th May 2005
Or, if you want to be really old school: 'Imperator alumnus est'.

And when, at some point in the future, the University can say 'Rex Anglorum alumnus est' i'm sure they wont brag about that when pitching to the overseas market, because they'd never do a thing like that...

[Eliot Wilson]

Except he won't be Rex Anglorum, or even Rex Angliae. He'll be King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

[hr]

Bill and Ted beat the Grim Reaper at Twister

Bill: "You played very well, Death, especially with your totally heavy Death robes."

Death: "Don't patronise me."

[Mister Frodo]

I wrote to Ian McDiarmid a few weeks ago to ask if he'd consider running for Rector. No reply as yet, but I guess he'll be busy with all the Star Wars stuff for the forseeable future.

[md25]

Coruscant sounds a lot like College Gate.

[Guest]

Quoting Eliot Wilson from 13:39, 19th May 2005
Except he won't be Rex Anglorum, or even Rex Angliae. He'll be King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Couldn't remember the latin for that...
*hangs head in shame*

[Jason Dunn]

Forgive me if this is an incredibly dense question, but how is the name "McDiarmid" pronounced? I had for many years assumed it was pronounced as spelt, but this was called into question recently.

[Eliot Wilson]

McDermot, roughly.

[hr]

Bill and Ted beat the Grim Reaper at Twister

Bill: "You played very well, Death, especially with your totally heavy Death robes."

Death: "Don't patronise me."

[Jason Dunn]

Quoting Eliot Wilson from 21:41, 19th May 2005
McDermot, roughly.

Thankyou, Mr Wilson.