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Myles Chykerda

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Greek #Archaeology. State formation, #Thessaly, Hellenistic defensive architecture, #GIS. @ualberta @ucla Lecturer of Greek myth and history Eater of spanakopites

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Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · 10d

It ended up a busy and crazy end of summer and start of semester (I have FOUR classes...eep).

BUT I also got this thing finally published.

74 pages in Hesperia. Not bad for my first ever peer-reviewed article in a major journal!

You can check it out at muse.jhu.edu/article/970046

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Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Aug 2

I gave several bottles of Edinburgh Gin stashed in Edmonton that would make some excellent patio drinks. Just saying :)

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Aug 2

This post 100% nails it when it comes to the problem of Albertan Entitlement.

www.reddit.com/r/alberta/s/...

Bruhimonlyeleven's comment on "Zip it with the whole Tim Hortons/Temp Foreign Workers rhetoric"

Explore this conversation and more from the alberta community

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Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 16

I dont think it's just you

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 3

She's only playing the part that is given to her.

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Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 3

Where can I sign that, btw?

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 3

Glad to hear treatment is going well! All the best, Flint!

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Democratic Party needs to learn how to listen to the working class and give them something to vote for.

Many countries' shift to the right are more a failure of 'the left' than anything else.

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 2

This is not a Canadian hot take.

It's just 22 year old CanCon fact.

John Jerke @jjerke.bsky.social · Jul 2

Tim Hortons is trash: McDonald's has better coffee and Tims donuts went down the toilet when they moved to shipping fast frozen donuts to be reheated

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 2

Welp, there goes @upenn.edu, bending the knee.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Jul 1

BREAKING

The University of Pennsylvania has come to an agreement with the Trump administration on what the Department of Education said was its Title IX violations.

This will include stripping trans athlete Lia Thomas of her records, titles, and recognitions.

• UPenn will restore to female athletes all individual UPenn Division I swimming records, titles, or similar recognitions which were misappropriated by male athletes allowed to compete in female categories;
• UPenn will issue a public statement to the University community stating that it will comply with Title IX, specifying that UPenn will not allow males to compete in female athletic programs or occupy
Penn Athletics female intimate facilities;
• The statement will specify that UPenn will adopt biology-based definitions for the words 'male' and 'female' pursuant to Title IX and consistent with President Trump's Executive Orders "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism" and "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports";
• UPenn will post the statement in a prominent location on its main website and on each of its websites for women's athletics;
• UPenn will rescind any guidance which violated Title IX, remove or revise any internal and public-facing statements or documents that are inconsistent with Title IX, and notify all staff and women's athletics of all such rescissions; and
• UPenn will send a personalized letter of apology to each impacted female swimmer.

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jul 2

Pro-tips for asking an instructor for a grade 'bump-up':

1. Make sure you've completed all coursework.

Asking for a 0.87 percent round-up to a B when you didn't attempt a quiz worth 5% of the course grade is not the best strategy.

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jun 30

This seems shockingly low for Jay.

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Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jun 29

What??

No they aren't.

Myles Chykerda @mchykerda.bsky.social · Jun 29

This bunny has been on the front yard living his best life for a few hours this morning.

We're at the point where no one is allowed to leave the house for fear of disturbing his nap.