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.

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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.

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