Better image of the statue itself: Ernie Pyle statue at IU, Ernie is seated on a (presumably) empty ammo box, table and typewriter in front of him, with a second box on which his subject/interviewee could park.
Interesting fact — it might be noted that just before it was installed, someone noticed that Ernie is dressed in military fatigues with a ‘correspondent’ patch on the left shoulder; however, the word had been misspelled with only one ‘R’. It was corrected by the artist before the statue was formally dedicated.
And this wasn’t the first time someone messed up with Ernie. When toymaker Hasbro released a 12-inch ‘Ernie Pyle’ figure in 2001 as a part of a special “D-Day Collection” to go along with its “G.I. Joe” products, the biographical info on the box said he went to Indiana State University. Oops!!
BarerMender
I wondered what he was doing. Just sitting there being bronze, huh?
Well kind of. But that’s a link to their telecommunications service, not their telecommunications department. Let’s see. Hmm. I expected it to be part of a technology department, but it seems to be part of their media school. Try https://jkmedia.sitehost.iu.edu/about/faq.shtml .
Clif
Semi-ninjad by Catt.
CC
I was gonna make a joke about how they said it was in the media building right there in the comic, but if we’re being honest, I’d already forgotten it by the time I got down to the comments too 😛
Blindness
so it’s basically their attempt to not sound like what they really are: computer networking.
Yeah, Midwesterners tend to favor more conservative styles, and men having longer, “unkempt” hair is frowned upon by the general population. I’m in the middle of the East Coast though, and here, he’d be made fun of for not taking care of his hair too. It wouldn’t be the length though, it would be that it isn’t braided, combed, etc.
People ’round these parts mostly only care if your hair is in that semi-awkward median stage, when it’s not quite long or short enough to do anything with. Once you get it nice and long, they tend to shut their fucking mouths and stop butting into business nobody asked them about.
I mean, yeah, to Billy. I only wear pants when I’m at work, and that’s because that’s the uniform. Anytime else, I wear leggings and a skirt/dress/cut-offs. Some good fleece or wool leggings/tights are just as warm as pants. Hell, they’re warmer than my uniform pants. I usually wear a silk camisole too, and that keeps my core body heat up enough I can get away with not wearing much up top either. (I like being covered, but heavy/cumbersome clothing messes with my senses in an unpleasant way)
Say what you will about Walky. He sure takes his duties as an annoying little brother who refuses to let yet another sis slip away without a fight seriously.
Thought the guy in the red jacket was wearing a mask at first and my thought was “well at least someone in this universe cares about the virus.” (Timelines be damned.)
146 thoughts on “The Media School”
Ana Chronistic
wtf Walky, you’re like my Animal Crossing neighbours, whining at my non-winter outfits bc I don’t have fur
Clif
Tell them you could always obtain some and pull out your measuring tape.
Doctor_Who
These leggings are wool. Your hairstyle is invalid.
Clif
Becky’s middle name is Nostradamus.
LiterallyJustSomeGuy
Yay, another college kid with a beard! Too bad he, too, is relegated to being a nameless background character
UnfrozenNeanderthal
honestly that may be a teacher
Clif
What? You don’t recognize Ernie Pyle
UnfrozenNeanderthal
Nah, Ernie’s the bronze dude
Bicycle Bill
Better image of the statue itself: Ernie Pyle statue at IU, Ernie is seated on a (presumably) empty ammo box, table and typewriter in front of him, with a second box on which his subject/interviewee could park.
Interesting fact — it might be noted that just before it was installed, someone noticed that Ernie is dressed in military fatigues with a ‘correspondent’ patch on the left shoulder; however, the word had been misspelled with only one ‘R’. It was corrected by the artist before the statue was formally dedicated.
And this wasn’t the first time someone messed up with Ernie. When toymaker Hasbro released a 12-inch ‘Ernie Pyle’ figure in 2001 as a part of a special “D-Day Collection” to go along with its “G.I. Joe” products, the biographical info on the box said he went to Indiana State University. Oops!!
BarerMender
I wondered what he was doing. Just sitting there being bronze, huh?
Rainhat
Ernie Pyle is the subject of the statue in Panel 1.
Clif
They’re both Ernie. You just didn’t recognize him because of the beard.
Rainhat
Yes, tag Ernie Pyle!
Clif
Twice.
Jhon
And tag John Milton.
crow
Ok but what the heck is telecom, did Willis just make up a major?
Yumi
It’s short for telecommunications.
Leorale
And he only picked it because it sounds like television.
Stephen Bierce
Telecommunications. The science and the art, I’m sure.
Jamie
It is this: https://telecom.iu.edu/
Catt
That looks like the school IT department, not an educational program.
Needfuldoer
They’re just preparing their prospective students for the lifetime of “hey you know computers, fix my [gadget]” that awaits them.
Clif
Well kind of. But that’s a link to their telecommunications service, not their telecommunications department. Let’s see. Hmm. I expected it to be part of a technology department, but it seems to be part of their media school. Try https://jkmedia.sitehost.iu.edu/about/faq.shtml .
Clif
Semi-ninjad by Catt.
CC
I was gonna make a joke about how they said it was in the media building right there in the comic, but if we’re being honest, I’d already forgotten it by the time I got down to the comments too 😛
Blindness
so it’s basically their attempt to not sound like what they really are: computer networking.
King Daniel
Per Willis’s Twitter, you’ve won
Ob
I’m assuming it must be their Cinema & Digital Media department. Aka the department where the film directors, editors, cameramen, etc go to.
Clif
at first I thought you meant after they die.
Proto_Eevee
for some reason Walky looks extra douchey with that shaggy haircut
Leorale
I think it’s more the smirk. The hair is cute. Shaggy waves 4ever
CC
“Do you have anything non-punchable?”
TemporalShrew
Really? I think it just makes him look like even more of a doofus. Which makes it pretty much perfect for him.
Avian Maria
The slang “douchebag” usually refers to someone who’s a jerk or a pretentious asshole. Neither of which describe our slacker Walky.
There are probably ninety-nine names you can call Walky, but “a douche” ain’t one.
On the other hand, my explaining the word to you might be a mildly “douche” move.
Your play.
Hinoron
Thank you for your explanation/perspective!
This information makes me feel washed out, like a clean vagina! 😀
… in a sack.
Your move next. ^_^
Clif
The only way to win is not to play.
Proto_Eevee
I certainly wasn’t saying walky acts that way. I was just saying he has that look
36skittle
It’s really a thing:
https://bulletins.iu.edu/iub/college/2011-2012/departments/telecommunications/major.shtml
Newllend(henryvolt)
There’s the classic attitude we’ve all become accustomed to. All is right as rain.
Needfuldoer
*All is right as the rain.
(You got the saying right, but missed an opportunity for a Walkyverse reference.)
Clif
We hate it
Clif
Oh wait, I’m jumping ahead.
It’s the storm
BBCC
I love these two.
BBCC
Haha, awesome new gravity! Won’t lie, I hoped it’d be Sal but I don’t even know if she got a gravity so fair play.
BBCC
*Gravitar
Barf Ninjason
That a midwestern thing? His hair is well within “never even notice it” parameters for this Californian
March
Yeah, Midwesterners tend to favor more conservative styles, and men having longer, “unkempt” hair is frowned upon by the general population. I’m in the middle of the East Coast though, and here, he’d be made fun of for not taking care of his hair too. It wouldn’t be the length though, it would be that it isn’t braided, combed, etc.
DSL
The disorganized look is gaining ground in my part of the Midwest.
Clif
Wait. Walky has hair?
I never noticed.
Delicious Taffy
People ’round these parts mostly only care if your hair is in that semi-awkward median stage, when it’s not quite long or short enough to do anything with. Once you get it nice and long, they tend to shut their fucking mouths and stop butting into business nobody asked them about.
ValdVin
I’m really digging your new gravatar.
Stephen Bierce
From Here to There to Where?
Robert
Panel 2 Walky is making a Faz face.
UnfrozenNeanderthal
You tagged Hank the Giraffe, so probably
March
I mean, yeah, to Billy. I only wear pants when I’m at work, and that’s because that’s the uniform. Anytime else, I wear leggings and a skirt/dress/cut-offs. Some good fleece or wool leggings/tights are just as warm as pants. Hell, they’re warmer than my uniform pants. I usually wear a silk camisole too, and that keeps my core body heat up enough I can get away with not wearing much up top either. (I like being covered, but heavy/cumbersome clothing messes with my senses in an unpleasant way)
Bagge
Say what you will about Walky. He sure takes his duties as an annoying little brother who refuses to let yet another sis slip away without a fight seriously.
Reed
… i like long hair walky
Hazel
Bead Guy needs to shush!
Clif
Ernie is into beads, confirmed.
Makkabee
When did Ms. Billingsworth start getting tagged as Jennifer instead of Billie?
*checks archive*
Oh. November 22.
UnfrozenNeanderthal
After the comic where she asks to be called Jennifer instead of Billie
NinjaNick
I prefer Walky’s shaggy look, thank you.
Needfuldoer
[Norville glares at him for cramping his style.]
Xccj
Thought the guy in the red jacket was wearing a mask at first and my thought was “well at least someone in this universe cares about the virus.” (Timelines be damned.)
JessWitt
I’ll do Jennifer one better: “Has Walky heard of thermals?”
Clif
Sure, but around here we call them updrafts.
Now I want an image of Jenn floating along on her thermals.
Delicious Taffy
“YoU nEeD a HaIrCuT” shut the fuck up.
bcb
Oh hey Jennifer’s tag has been updated.
Sirksome
This Jen seems a bit more like the one last semester then when she first shiwed up.
Sirksome