EXTREME
UNIVERSITY
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Why
extreme?
This
can make someone anxious. Someone can think the main aim of
such university is to teach extremism. If someone thinks
that way, they should think this thought over very
carefully, analyze it extremely thoroughly. This is not the
Extremist University. Extremist is not the same as extreme. This is extreme university, for the point is the
extreme knowledge. Extremely profound and extremely vast.
And the extremes of knowledge, too.
Of course, if it was an ordinary
University of Economy, we wouldn't have such problems now of course there would be some other problems.
Though economy has within itself different extremes, too,
all in all it would be quite boring university, while the
point here is to have an extremely boring university.
It
could be the Electronic University,
as well...
In fact it is so, yes, it is just electronic university, so
in this very case such name would sound a bit like the
Academic University, a name that makes not much sense.
It
could be the Ecstatic University (or
the University of Ecstasy), as well...
But it is ecstatic, indeed. At least partially. At least to
some extent. It is known that entering a new situation is
related to the fast heartbeat. For some less, for the others
more. The extremes can not be excluded, either: there always
is someone whose pulse will not be even one point faster,
and there always can be found someone who will suffer heart
attack or serious stroke.
It
could be the Elegant University (or
the University of Elegance), as well...
It means, it could be more elegant than it already is. When
something is elegant, it always can be more elegant. This is
what they say. Well, and when something is absolutely
extremely elegant, can it be more elegant then? Of course,
it can, provided that we change the criteria of elegance. In
fact we used to make it so very often, almost everyday, and
that is why we keep arguing and quarreling all the time,
endlessly... These problems are very interesting and with no
doubt they should be taken very seriously, no matter how
trifle they seem.
It
could be the Enchanted University
(or the University of Enchantment)...
Oh yes! Would it sound seriously? I do hope more seriously
than the Magic University (or the University of Magic),
although people would think it is exactly opposite – people
love magic and are convinced and sure that magic is more
serious than science yet they will not say it aloud. They
would say it's unfair and simply stupid to study
scientifically the possibilities of making seven miles long
steps. And they would be right. Because this is just the
point.
It
could be the Extravagant University...
Maybe it could, but I can't see anything extravagant in any
features of this university. So it can't be extravagant,
because it is not.
It
could be the Experimental University
(or the University of Experiments – but it's not the same: a
very traditional university can make a lot of experiments
and can study the nature of an experiment, while an
experimental university can pay no attention to the problem
of experimenting)...
As above, I can't see anything experimental in founding a
university. But with no doubt they will speak about an
experimental programme, experimental form of lecturing,
experimental exams and marks. And so on. Let them speak if
they like. Different things can be spoken, however it is a
mistake to think that everything can be spoken. Not
everything can be spoken. Luckily. Not everything can be
written. Also luckily. So, there are two lucks altogether.
It
could be the Eliminating University...
Definitely yes. Because it will eliminate. Yes, it will.
It
could be the Exterminating University
(or the University of Extermination)...
Yes. Although it will be less exterminating than
eliminating. Let's hope.
It
could be the Essential University...
Oh!
It
could be the Ecumenical University...
With no doubt. Yes. Of course it would be the extreme
ecumenism (or genuine), meaning to eliminate all differences
between religions (or ideologies), or making all religions
equal in their rights, aspirations, expectations, or in fact
eliminating them all.
It
could be the Embryonic University...
In fact it is embryonic. It is just being founded and
organized – it is in embryonic state (and sited in the
state which also is in embryonic state, in embryonic stage
of development). And I'm afraid it's going to be in such a
state for ever. So it could be the Neotenic University,
but it can't since neoteny begins with n.
It
could be the Eclectic University (or
the University of Eclecticism)...
But it won't be, although I will not deny that the EU has a
dash of eclecticism. There are no things pure stylistically.
There is nothing like pureness of styles – styles can not be
pure... Well, maybe in an extreme case... No, not even in
the extreme case. Because then we can only approach
extremely closely to the pure style, but we will never
achieve it. Also because nobody would be able to say what a
pure style does really mean and what is the point of
stylistic pureness.
It
could be the Ecological University
(or the University of Ecology – well, I don't think so)...
It could, but now everything is ecological, what means
nothing is really so. It seems the EU does not need paper,
however it needs a lot of other things – if it really was to
be ecological it wouldn't exist at all.
It
could be the Endemic University...
Yes. Oh, yes. With no doubt. I don't think such a university
could be founded (and invented) anywhere beyond Liberland. A
convenient and fertile soil, good climate for planting and
growing such things are only here. We must remember that the
conditions have been changing all the time and ceaselessly,
so one day in some other sites EUs will begin to appear. Or
this only one will disappear.
It
could be the Elementary University...
It looks like a contradiction. Elementary things are being
learnt in elementary school, or in the beginning of long
educational process. University is the last stage of this
process. It looks like that and it seems so. These
assumptions are the result of a paradox which most
probably can't be overcome. The most simple things, the
basic and elementary ones, are the most difficult, so it
should not be surprising they are taught at the end (if
ever and if there is something like the end of education –
this is the reason why the EU does not give any diplomas
and confers no titles). For example: a question what is the nature of silence
and of sound? is asked only at master
classes of music (if ever), never at the first lesson,
while it should be the starting point, shouldn't it? - but
how can we expect a kid understands the nature of silence
and of a sound emerging out of it? The similar situation
we face in the case of writing: how can we discuss with a
child scribbling clumsily flimsy letters the differences
between written and spoken languages – but... who knows?
maybe it could be even easier...
Not
to make this list endless, it should be stated, that all the
propositions just proposed and those which will not be
proposed, form the extremeness of this university; maybe
they could be taken as proposed faculties, but they will not
be taken as such – the Extreme University will have other
faculties.
At
last, it's worth mentioning that studying at the EU is
extremely simple. If you read this text it means you have
just joined the EU. The next step is to chose the faculty,
and off you go! There are no semesters so you can begin or
stop to study in any moment.
ATTENTION
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Student. Remember! Your situation is extremely difficult:
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