It's nice that it's the mumps. It's a dirty little disease, but it's very rarely fatal. You would like to learn on something that doesn't kill people. |
Some years there just isn't enough work for lecturers. That, in general, is the source of reason. We do this when the budget comes out every year. It's a budgetary derived decision, and people have the right to know - so we tell them. |
The key thing is people get flu from people, not the birds. |