Date:  Fri, 1 Mar 1996 13:16:34 -0500

From:  Anita Puckett <apuckett[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VT.EDU>

Subject: Re: koofer



>After the midterm today, a grad student, originally from Virginia Tech,

>asked if the exams were not beign returned because of koofers.

>

>I was blank. She said at VT koofer meant "old test" and copies of them

>were kept in koofer files in dorms, frats, ROTC offices.

>

>Is this widespread college slang, Connie?

>

>Thomas L. Clark         702/895-3473

>University of Nevada, Las Vegas (89154-5011)

>tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]nevada.edu



I never heard the term until I received an appointment here at Virginia

Tech. Within one week after arriving, I was informed about "koofers" and

was told the term originated here and was idiosyncratic to this

institution. That's the lore from here, anyway.



Anita Puckett





Appalachian Studies Program

Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

Virginia Tech University

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