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Favorite Williams Professor, Michael Lewis, on visual images in a verbal culture
This makes me wish I were back at Williams this fall. Sigh… growing up is harder than I thought.
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You win this one, Middlebury
This was pretty fab. Particularly enjoyed the homage to the laxitute. Kudos, Elena!
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“It would be bad for U.S.-Mozambique relations…”
Some of you may remember my epic video chat with Drew. It involved a boy named Maputo and my knowledge of Africa (and is worth a watch if you haven’t seen it in a while…) Drew: i now have an … Continue reading
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This is true for me
I’ve said again and again that the class that I’ve used more than any other from college was Mathematics of Finance. A course that, incidentally, my family taunted me for taking because it was such a joke. Literally, my father … Continue reading
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Let me tell you a little story about a street called Hussey
On Nantucket, there’s a little street (emphasis on “little”) called Hussey Street and for two summers, Brittany and I dreamed of stealing the sign. And if you knew me and Brittany — either from Williams or from the Nantucket Community … Continue reading
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A weekend in Williamstown (a.k.a. finally being able to answer the question: “Did you like it?”)
I went back to Williams for the first time since graduation this weekend to help get started planning my 5th reunion in 2010! Whenever discussing college with people I’ve just met, they inevitably ask “did you like it?” and I … Continue reading
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Let’s hablo some dinner… a foodie photo blog!
Sophomore year of college I took Spanish Cooking as my winter study course. As a result, I know a lot about manchego and quince paste and can make a killer tortilla. One of my favorite recipes of the whole semester … Continue reading
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Well played, Mr. Nesbitt
Williams’ Director of Admissions sent this letter to the New York Times: “Applications to Elite Colleges Are Up This Year, Despite the Economic Downturn” (news article, March 30) mentions this year’s decline in the number of applications to Williams College … Continue reading
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Acapella’s dangerous
Maria tried to be a good Williams alum and support the Springstreeters tonight and broke her nose. Here’s a dramatic reenactment of what happened: Get better, Maria!
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The saddest part of all is I’m pretty sure this would have passed as a real project for the “Public Art” class at Williams
Improv Everywhere’s latest: As a point of comparison, while at Williams, Drew did a public art project that involved putting up a mailbox to collect people’s thoughts. I’m pretty sure it only collected trash.
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