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Thursday, April 23, 2026

FAKE NEWS FRIDAY: Students’ pretty sure final project is a death ray

Sometime between ordering toxic compounds banned in all but two countries and installing a state-of-the-art global targeting system into their class’ final project, Johnny S. Albuquerque has grown convinced the project is in fact a death ray.

The class, Applications of Nuclear Technology to Make the World a Greener Place, has been a staple of the Nuclear Engineering Department for nearly 30 years. In the past, final projects have been components of a machine Professor  Andrew Bladhorn refused to explain in detail but referred to as “The Final Final Project.”

Albuquerque said the coursework was difficult, but no where near as much of a bother as Bladhorn’s breathing over their shoulders, stroking his hands and mumbling, “Gooood. Goooooood.”

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