Chief Invigilator in Younger Hall

[servus]

What's his problem?

[starsandsparkles]

Haha I thought the same during the January exams as well. As a first year, doing my first exam with him made me about 20 times more terrified than I actually needed to be. It was awful. He glared at me because the tip of my finger was resting on my pencil and he had said "pens down" (this was before the exam when he was giving instructions)

*rolls eyes*

[Lid]

All pens dow.. ALL pens down please. All pens down. All pens down please.

The only foodstuffs allowed at your table is water, no irn bru, sweets, potato crisps.

There will be no five minutes at the end to anonymise your booklets, do it now PENS DOWN PLEASE.

He's on such a hilarious power trip.

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Mathematical Anti Telharsic Harfatum Septomin

[KateBush]

who is it?

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Intelligence can leap the hurdles which nature has set before us- Livy

[Frank]

I thought it was Hitler at first, but his hair was too white and he looked too...normal.

I had him last semester, and so far for two exams this time. Half of me *really* wants to sit right in front of him and put my pens behind my ears/hold it in my mouth. The other half wants me to flee in terror and level the place from far away with heavy artillery.

It'd be a pleasant venue for exams if it wasn't for Lord-General-Supreme Angry McPensdown.

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"There is only ever one truth. Things are always black or white, there's no such thing as a shade of grey. If you think that something is a shade of grey it simply means that you don't fully understand the situation. The truth is narrow and the path of the pursuit of truth is similarly narrow."

[Dave the Explosive Newt]

He's a semi-retired dude, I can't remember what he used to do but he pops back up to invigilate exams.

I must admit I absolutely LOVE him. This is partly due to his catchphrases ("Pens down and everyone look at me," "Crystal clear water only,") but also because he gave us 2 hours on a 90 minute exam because it had been billed as such on the exam timetable. Ledge!

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Mmmmmmm, cake.
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[Frank]

Amusingly enough, in light of the 'crystal clear water only' comment: I had my Solid State Physics exam in there with him. In light of all wot I learneded (or didn't, in my case) for that module (and indeed the exam itself!) it is abundantly clear that crystal-clear water has something *very* wrong with it, or is in such a form that it's probably undrinkable! I think...

Of course, I expect to have failed that exam, but anyway...

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"There is only ever one truth. Things are always black or white, there's no such thing as a shade of grey. If you think that something is a shade of grey it simply means that you don't fully understand the situation. The truth is narrow and the path of the pursuit of truth is similarly narrow."

[Orcas]

Rebel (heh) that I am, I almost always sit towards the back of the exam and he can't see me. So I simply half-listen to the same speech every exam period while I fill in the form.

[KateBush]

It sounds like it's Dave Roberts- is he grey haired with a beard and a northern accent? With funky waist coat? He used to work for Student Support and wore a legendary hat and was very funky. But also fiery! He retired 2 or 3 years ago I think.

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Intelligence can leap the hurdles which nature has set before us- Livy

[Hex]

It's not Dave Roberts.

[Fozzy Bear]

Quoting Lid from 19:25, 21st May 2007
All pens dow.. ALL pens down please. All pens down. All pens down please.

The only foodstuffs allowed at your table is water, no irn bru, sweets, potato crisps.

There will be no five minutes at the end to anonymise your booklets, do it now PENS DOWN PLEASE.

He's on such a hilarious power trip.

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Mathematical Anti Telharsic Harfatum Septomin

In all my exams they've told you to fill in the front but not to anonymise it until the end.
on another note, how can you anonymise the script when you've got to put your pen down.

[[James]]

Quoting katebush from 22:14, 21st May 2007
It sounds like it's Dave Roberts- is he grey haired with a beard and a northern accent? With funky waist coat? He used to work for Student Support and wore a legendary hat and was very funky. But also fiery! He retired 2 or 3 years ago I think.

Nah, I don't think it's him they're talking about. He has a few catchphrases too though - the thing about "if you require boiled sweets during the exam, please let us know now", and his 5-seconds-before-the-exam-starts "good luck; and be brilliant!"

[Steveo]

Quoting katebush from 22:14, 21st May 2007
It sounds like it's Dave Roberts- is he grey haired with a beard and a northern accent? With funky waist coat? He used to work for Student Support and wore a legendary hat and was very funky. But also fiery! He retired 2 or 3 years ago I think.

No, he's been doing the Sports Hall at least this semester, and the last one I seem to recall.

I know who they're on about, but can't quite pull the name out of my memory.

Edit: He retired at the end of the 2004/2005 session, just for sake of interest.

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Get off my internet.

[David Bean]

Quoting katebush from 22:14, 21st May 2007
It sounds like it's Dave Roberts- is he grey haired with a beard and a northern accent? With funky waist coat? He used to work for Student Support and wore a legendary hat and was very funky. But also fiery! He retired 2 or 3 years ago I think.

Dave Roberts? To quote yourself, are you on drugs?

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Psalm 91:7

[Raindog]

Dave roberts is sound as da pound man.

[sat]

Quoting [James] from 00:19, 22nd May 2007
Nah, I don't think it's him they're talking about. He has a few catchphrases too though - the thing about "if you require boiled sweets during the exam, please let us know now", and his 5-seconds-before-the-exam-starts "good luck; and be brilliant!"

Or to the exam that leaves before the others end (paraphrasing a bit):
"Leave quietly, even though you'll want to complain about the evil-minded bastards that set your question paper."

[maenad]

Ha, I thought exactly the same thing!

... You have two hours to do EVERYTHING, there will be no time to anonymise your scripts at the end ... Pens down ...

What, so he's going to force us to stop writing at 11.30 even if our name isn't on the paper? Not to mention everyone else stops the exam then tells you to be sure to annonymise scripts before you've left.

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Tommy can you hear me?

[Malcolm]

Quoting katebush from 22:14, 21st May 2007
It sounds like it's Dave Roberts- is he grey haired with a beard and a northern accent? With funky waist coat? He used to work for Student Support and wore a legendary hat and was very funky. But also fiery! He retired 2 or 3 years ago I think.

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Intelligence can leap the hurdles which nature has set before us- Livy

Oh, that's Dave Roberts! Yeah, he does the Sports Hall and is 100% sound as a pound, great guy.

I remember the Younger Hall dude from January, don't know who he is but he's a bit heavy-handed, I think.

[Bargeed]

And he still reads The Sinner

[thebrookster]

Was perusing the Uni website, attempting to clarify to myself the date results are published when I came upon this rule in the examination rules.

"Candidates may begin writing as soon as they have taken their seats in the examination hall but must stop writing when instructed at the end of the examination."
(Rule 3, taken from http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/AcademicMatters/Examinations/Examinationrulesforcandidates/)


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