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April Fools

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Missouri State Homepage on April 1This year’s prank involved a notice on the homepage that select classes would meet on Saturday, April 9, due to the large number of snow days. A button led Web visitors to a page with the following information:

Courses scheduled for make-up Saturday April, 9

  • ANT 001 – Squirrel Cultures of the Missouri State University Campus
  • ART 001 – Jell-O Molds and the Color Wheel
  • ART 001 – Underwater Basket Weaving
  • AST 001 – What’s Your Sign?
  • BMS 001 – Leeches and Other Annelid Cures
  • CIS 001 – Floppy Disks 101
  • COM 001 – Fundamentals of Telepathic Communication
  • ECE 001 – Special Topics in Early Childhood Education – Play-Doh: To Eat or Not to Eat?
  • FIN 001 – Coins: What Are These Metal Discs in my Pocket?
  • Missouri State Status on April 1HRA 001 – Cooking With MSG
  • HST 001 – The History of Steve, 1989-1992
  • IMT 001 – Advanced Techniques in Chalkboard Eraser Cleaning
  • MTH 001 – Advanced Calculus Using an Abacus
  • NUR 001 – Concepts in Bedpan Etiquette
  • TCM 001 – Igloo Construction (Moved to Summer 2011 semester)
  • PED 001 – Introduction to Walking: One Foot in Front of the Other
  • PHI 001 – The Meaning of Life According to Boomer Bear
  • RDG 001 – Learn Yerself to Read Good
  • UHC 001 – April Fools’ Jokes I Have Fallen for in 2011

We hope our joke made you smile on this day of foolishness.