The 8 ball ceremony was alive and well for the UAL guys joining the CAL side of things, but then it came to a screeching halt when the new class that started AUG 15th, wanted nothing to do with it. So wanted to get the explanation out on why it had stopped, and now it's suppose to be up and running again for the next new class.

The Eight Ball in the AUG 15th class was a Phil McCarver. He adamantly refused to take the Ball because he felt the Eight Ball was suppose to be the most junior guy at UAL, not the most junior guy in class. One of his classmates, Tom Burns (who is a DENTK guy with a bad rap), was even more adamant that Phil should not do any of the Eight Ball duties. There were three guys in that new hire class and these two were the biggest douchebags the previous class has ever seen. It was explained that the Eight Ball ceremony was to celebrate the new class and transfer all the gouge for exams, shortcuts for studying, and other pertinent items but these guys were clueless. If you know either one of these guys, you can tell them they hampered all the previous efforts of guys who retrieved all of this valuable info. I have seen guys posting requests for 'study' materials and that would normally be given the first week in class, so I have to apologize for these two misfits. The next class started after the original class holding the ball had all gone on to the line. Anyhow, the BALL has been passed and it's alive and kicking.