January 2009
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Senioritis
Senioritis: the condition of not really caring about anything academic. It’s not that you don’t want to care. You do. You really want to want to care. Like when you have a sandwich and you don’t want to eat another one, but by the time you decide not to, you already have. But it’s worse cause you don’t get a sandwich.
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A Philosophy Affair
Today I took a tour of the philosophy department in Emerson Hall and heard a number of lovely anecdotes about the history of the building. My favorite one was about a one Robert Tanner who was a generous donor. When Tanner was a graduate student in the philosophy department his main adviser was a one C.I. Lewis. Lewis was known for inviting his students to his home where his wife, Delia, would...
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Why I Love Shopping Period
Today I saw an 83-year-old Nobel Physics Laureate don a fake mustache and parade around the front of the classroom. Oh, the things professors will do to retain students in the first week.
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This guy belongs on SNL
Because his Obama impression is pretty much perfect: (also on Dem Apples)
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OHT Interviews Harvard Dean of Admissions William...
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Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted together! At...
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