Do you prefer chocolate or vanilla cake?
Well, what about a slice of the Dutch Tulip Crisis versus Victorian-era goblins?
These were two of the frosting images at the Cakes and Classes event, where students got a taste of the spring history courses.
SCOTT SOWERBY: So, we know that people sometimes need a little extra to get them to come to the history department.
That was Professor Scott Sowerby, who rolled back the cuffs of his frock coat before cutting into the cake for his Pirates, Guns, and Empires class — with a sword.
He and several others at the event say the class registration system, CAESAR, is frustrating.
At the cake event, though, students could avoid the headache of navigating the online course catalog …even if in exchange for a toothache.
Georgia Kerrigan, WNUR News.