Dean of General Studies Peter Awn sent out an email to students earlier this afternoon containing some pretty... erm, interesting advice for preparing yourself for Turkey Day. Included? The scientific name for "wild turkey." Oh, and flagellation. That too. Reproduced in all of its glory below:
Dear Students,
They cluck, they flail, they fold their necks back to catch the rain and drown---meleagris gallopavo is, in Ben Franklin’s opinion, more American than the bald eagle. In its domesticated version, however, it exhibits a diminished intellectual capacity equaled only by members of Congress. Perhaps that is why the bird is so thoroughly American.
