Things you Should Know when you are a Meteorology Major at Oswego
Name that Stamm Class
100
"I firmly believe that you should have learned everything by the fifth grade! ... Except which way is west."
Who is Dr. B?
100
This professor thinks that every problem is very beautiful.
Who is Dr. Ilie?
100
"I decided that it was a good idea to take 19+ credits a semester and for some unknown reason my adviser lets me do it. Oh, did I mention I'm a geology major too?"
Who is Mary?
100
The first thing you should always do when doing a problem.
What is draw a picture?
100
This class is more like a math class than a meteorology class.
What is climatology?
200
"I am the professor who hopes to answer all your questions and hope I didn't take up too much of your time."
Who is Dr. Skubis?
200
You would hear the following phrase in this class, "Gesundheit".
What is Chemistry?
200
"While driving my NAPA-Mobile, I like to enjoy a slice of extra sharp cheese. Because I love cheese!"
Who is Julie?
200
The forecasted temperature outside is 85 degrees. You should dress for a range of temperatures between 50-95 because you will be spending all your time in these two buildings.
What is Hewitt and Snygg?
200
In this class you can learn about a lot of instruments, and why a lot of them aren't used anymore.
What is Experimentation?
300
"This week's forecast has lows in the mid 70's, and its feeling like a 'green' kind of week."
Who is Dr. Stamm?
300
This cognate "frequently" covers a wide "range" of topics.
What is Stats?
300
"When I first saw snow I thought that a volcano erupted! To give me some credit I'm not originally from New York."
Who is Joe?
300
You used to have to boot your computer into Windows when using this forecasting program. But now thanks to Dr. Skubis you don't have to anymore!"
What is BUFKIT?
300
I cannot give a true clue for this one, because what exactly is this class anyways?
What is Micrometeorology?
400
"I'm an Oswego alumnus, but have spent some quality time down under."
Who is Professor Brandolino?
400
You may think that chemistry lab will be really fun. You get to play with chemicals and Bunsen Burners, but in reality all you do is this chemistry technique.
What is titrate?
400
"Hablo Español"
Who is Mike?
400
We have access to state of the art equipment, a weather station on the lake, the DOW is here for a few weeks, and we have the privilege to use this type of printer in experimentation lab.
What is a dot matrix printer?
400
As meteorology majors we are discouraged to take weather disasters to fulfill gen ed requirements. However, this Stamm class fulfills it just the same, yet our advisers never say a word about.
What is Humans and Atmospheric Change?
500
"I cannot WALK in severely dry vegetated AREAS, because the FRICTION from my shuffle might cause a fire."
Who is Dr. Steiger?
500
This cognate can be made into a cereal (according to Dr. Skubis). And when you take it you can see the light at the end of the very dark mathematical tunnel.
What is Diff EQ?
500
"When asked for a fact the best I could come up with was 'I like orange skittles'"
Who is Steve?
500
Before registering for classes in the fall, the first thing you do is look to see what is offered at a community college in the summer because you want to avoid the majority of professors in this department.
What is Mathematics?
500
Materials needed: floppy disk, binder purchasable at Kraftees, pencil, and plenty of patience.