(This article appeared in the 4/5/04 joke issue)Students have recently taken to referring to English professor Paul Hendrickson as P--l H-ndr-cks-n, eliminating the vowels in the campus nonfiction guru's name.
"PH's name is just too holy," said Daily Pennsylvanian staff writer and College sophomore Alex Dubilet, who is currently taking H-ndr-cks-n's "Documentary Writing" class. "He's like G-d."
The trend began soon after H-ndr-cks-n was awarded top honors for his recent book.
"P--l really cares about his students," said Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Page Editor and College junior Eliot Sherman, admitting that he has a secret man-crush on the half-deity, half-mortal who doubles as his academic adviser.
The two even have a song they share -- Old Man by Neil Young.
Current DP Managing Editor and College sophomore Haley Shapley said she has placed a moratorium on publishing articles in which H-ndr-cks-n is mentioned, and on the phrase "the cruel radiance of what is."
Undergraduate Assembly Chairman and College senior Jason Levy has vowed not to sleep until he too becomes a G-d and can write his name J-s-n L-vy.
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