My timeline is all off. Today is Friday. Wait, really? Is it actually Friday? My calendar says it is, but aren’t days and months and years all just social constructions? … I should stop. Today is Friday. I only had class two days this week, and was very confused when those days turned out to be Wednesday and Thursday. This is all because of a very glorious thing known as Fall B...
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Fall Break
Halfway There!
Since Fall Break is done, that means we’re at the midway point in the semester. In other words, whoaaa, we’re halfway there! (whoaaaa, livin’ on a prayer!) In honor of this momentous occasion, I asked people what they had to say with the following prompt: It’s halfway through the semester (!) and/yet/but _______.
Here are some responses: (more…)
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Reflections on Fall Break
They say insanity is doing the same thing more than once and expecting different results. I don’t usually think of myself as insane, but here I am at the end of yet another Fall Break in which I didn’t get done nearly as much as I thought I would. Some things I was supposed to do: make progress on thesis—um, well, I went to the library and now have a huge stack of books to rea...
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Fall Break Fun Fact
As we are all enjoying our Fall Breaks, either at home, on campus, or somewhere else exciting, it’s interesting to think the concept of Fall Break (so meta). Yesterday at dinner I had a conversation with friend and fellow senior Ben De Winkle, who explained that one of his professors told them at math lunch about the origins of Fall Break. Apparently, Pomona used to be on a d...
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