TAMU's Engineering School

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infinity ag
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It used to be Look College of Engineering. Has the "Dwight Look" name been taken off?

https://engineering.tamu.edu/

It seems to be just "College of Engineering" now.
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Probably getting ready for the "Katherine Banks College of Engineering" name change.
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He was a racist
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Maybe too much confusion? Look at what? Look at the College of Engineering?
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hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.
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THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:

hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.

When did this happen?
When I was at A&M's Engineering school in the mid 90s, I had not heard of "Look School", it was just TAMU Engineering. Then I noticed it after 2000. Now it is gone again.

Zachary is an even older white guy, is his name no longer on the Engineering building after all the $$$ he donated.
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THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:

hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.
I was being sarcastic
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This stuff is getting out of hand. Han, Abdul, Bupesh and Kim, the actual graduate and PhD students for whom the school actually exists are more concerned with what version of Matlab is in the labs and where can they find ethnic groceries. They dont care who did what in 1822.
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When my grandkids find out that I had an outside dog, an internal combustion engine vehicle, and that I refer to my black friends as 'black,' they're probably going to be pretty ashamed of me, too.
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lancevance said:

This stuff is getting out of hand. Han, Abdul, Bupesh and Kim, the actual graduate and PhD students for whom the school actually exists are more concerned with what version of Matlab is in the labs and where can they find ethnic groceries. They dont care who did what in 1822.
What version of Matlab IS in the lab?
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agnerd said:

When my grandkids find out that I had an outside dog, an internal combustion engine vehicle, and that I refer to my black friends as 'black,' they're probably going to be pretty ashamed of me, too.
My kids think it's funny that Mrs. Goose and I were born "way back in the Nineteen-Hundreds".
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Shai-Hulud said:

lancevance said:

This stuff is getting out of hand. Han, Abdul, Bupesh and Kim, the actual graduate and PhD students for whom the school actually exists are more concerned with what version of Matlab is in the labs and where can they find ethnic groceries. They dont care who did what in 1822.
What version of Matlab IS in the lab?
I've got 2020b. Since I work for TAMU-CC I assume it's a systemwide thing...
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Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?
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saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...
azul_rain
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Sounds gay
you may all go to hell and i will go to Texas
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hedge said:

THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:

hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.
I was being sarcastic


so was he
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hedge said:

Sounds gay
Nerds are gay?
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Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.
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saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.
I've seen one of those...

And I'm from the era when started your computer program by inserting the card deck...
infinity ag
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Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


Along with P-Spice and H-Spice
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saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.


Timed with a sundial?
infinity ag
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Ag with kids said:

hedge said:

Sounds gay
Nerds are gay?



Nerds rule the world man
saber69
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Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


Yes, I know about EBCDIC and punching your cards.

This nerd used a slide rule.
I've seen one of those...

And I'm from the era when started your computer program by inserting the card deck...
infinity ag
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saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.


So did my dad.
I used a TI calculator
lancevance
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saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?



Programming language for math and engineering. You can enter formulas in it directly.
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infinity ag said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


Along with P-Spice and H-Spice
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I always get those two mixed up...which ones are they again?
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infinity ag said:

saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.


So did my dad.
I used a TI calculator
HP-41CV with RPN for the win...
saber69
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Calculators were just being introduced.

I was born 10 years too soon.
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infinity ag said:

THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:

hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.

When did this happen?
When I was at A&M's Engineering school in the mid 90s, I had not heard of "Look School", it was just TAMU Engineering. Then I noticed it after 2000. Now it is gone again.

Zachary is an even older white guy, is his name no longer on the Engineering building after all the $$$ he donated.
First, it is Zachry.

As for Dwight Look it might be endowment related. Dwight gave land in Guam he owned that was supposedly valued at over $50 million - so for that they named the college after him. Now, the land turned out to really be worth less than $10 million in more recent times. Given that naming a department like mechanical engineering requires in the $15-20 million range they may have felt it was inverted for the college to be named after him. I don't think it was any nefarious SJW, racist accusations, etc. I don't have concrete proof but from the bits I know that's my take.
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Ag with kids said:

infinity ag said:

saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.


So did my dad.
I used a TI calculator
HP-41CV with RPN for the win...
That RPN stuff was some of the dumbest **** ever. I bet you drive a Chevy Bolt.
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culdeus said:

Ag with kids said:

infinity ag said:

saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.


So did my dad.
I used a TI calculator
HP-41CV with RPN for the win...
That RPN stuff was some of the dumbest **** ever. I bet you drive a Chevy Bolt.
It IS still really awesome. Sorry it confused you.

And I drive a 2 door stick shift Jeep JL...

Oh yeah...stick shift. Other things you can't comprehend.
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THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:

hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.
Literally shaking, I can't even
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saber69 said:

Ag with kids said:

saber69 said:

Just what is a "Matlab" anyway?

It's a thing we nerds use...


This nerd used a slide rule.
So did I, and I'm class of 2007. It was my emergency backup to my HP32SII RPN calculator. And yeah...I did actually use it on a test when I forgot to reload my backup batteries...
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Old RV Ag said:

infinity ag said:

THE_CHOSEN_ONE said:

hedge said:

He was a racist

Yes and no. While there's no proof of him being an actual racist, they removed his name based on the fact that he was a white male born before 1950 which implies racism. Imagine being a student of color having to enter a building named after an old white guy who you can assume was probably racist.

When did this happen?
When I was at A&M's Engineering school in the mid 90s, I had not heard of "Look School", it was just TAMU Engineering. Then I noticed it after 2000. Now it is gone again.

Zachary is an even older white guy, is his name no longer on the Engineering building after all the $$$ he donated.
First, it is Zachry.

As for Dwight Look it might be endowment related. Dwight gave land in Guam he owned that was supposedly valued at over $50 million - so for that they named the college after him. Now, the land turned out to really be worth less than $10 million in more recent times. Given that naming a department like mechanical engineering requires in the $15-20 million range they may have felt it was inverted for the college to be named after him. I don't think it was any nefarious SJW, racist accusations, etc. I don't have concrete proof but from the bits I know that's my take.
from 2002, not sure the value today. Story checks out timing is off though. If they knew in 2002 the true value why didn't they drop the name then? Maybe donation levels have been raised since then. Or there was always a term limitation.

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