One of a Kind: Spotlight on Professor Sam Girgus
Avi Ginzburg
Issue date: 2/1/06 Section: features
Versus Magazine Online [Image Edition]
It's not often that a student is lucky enough to come across a professor like Sam Girgus. His ability to simultaneously channel the ethos of both John Keating and Woody Allen leaves students in awe of the masterful schizophrenic symphony unfolding before their very eyes. His classes are lively, insightful, and woven tightly together with entertaining and often shocking tangents that keep everyone in the class on his or her toes. In fact, falling asleep in a Girgus class is comparable to falling asleep at the wheel: It's downright dangerous. I remember Girgus' English seminar last year, when a student passed out halfway through his lecture and woke up to find the entire class gleefully starting at him as Girgus went on critiquing his attire. Professor Girgus' ability to transcend the voice in the professor's mind head that says "Don't say anything controversial and don't get in trouble" makes him the best professor I have ever had. By holding nothing back and skirting around no issue, he provides his students with the most fruitful learning environment a student can ever hope for.