Archive for May, 2008
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
Rejected Bulldog
In the competition between Williams and Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford, 90% of students cross-admitted, choose one of HYPS over Williams. But what percentage of applicants are cross-admitted? I always assumed that the vast majority of students who are admitted to HYPS are also admitted by Williams since all these schools have very similar admissions priorities. Are many students [...]
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 220
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Cop/gown relations - a comparison
This link is a blog write up of last night’s events at Wesleyan. More coverage in other Wesleying posts.
Other coverage is here and here.
If you want to picture the scene, think a typical packed Fountain party on a misty night. Line the entire street with MPD cars. Both sides of the street were flanked with [...]
43 Comments » - Posted in Alcohol, Williamstown by wslack
Friday, May 16th, 2008
How Awesome
From Brandi Brown ‘07, the greatest takedown of a Record editorial ever. It’s a year old, but still worth the read.
3 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Friday, May 16th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 219
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 218
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Deep Capture
Bethany McLean ‘92 is moving from Fortune to Vanity Fair. Congratulations! One of her last columns for Fortune may have been this one on the trials and tribulations of we beleaguered short sellers.
Think the life of a famous financial journalist like Bethany is all glamor? Consider the madness she has to deal with [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Bethany McLean '92 by David Kane
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Women’s Tennis Plays for National Championship …
at 2:00 today. Third ranked Williams looks to avenge an early-season loss to top ranked and undefeated Washington & Lee, which is the defending national champion. The last team to beat them? Williams, in 2007. Follow the action live here. Go Ephs!
14 Comments » - Posted in Athletics by jeffz
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Lunch with Sam and Anna
If you are a reader of EphBlog and visiting Cambridge, MA, make sure to drop me a line. Lunch is on me! In that spirit, I am taking Sam and Anna (our Yale friends from this thread) out to lunch today. Got a question about life at Yale? Leave it in the comments.
I hope to [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Eph Interviews Podcast Class of 1988 Tom Smith
In this final episode in the class of 1988 reunion series and penultimate episode in this project, I speak with Tom Smith, who is currently Associate Professor of Chemistry at Williams. Learn about stair diving in Hubbell House, why non-Ephs don’t understand why we will start up a conversation with anyone wearing Williams gear, regardless [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alumni Podcasts, Class of 1988 by cgondek
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 217
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Empty Star Chamber
What if Williams organized a star chamber and no one showed up? Williams Speaks Up is a “Web site on which campus members can report and share incidents of unwanted, abusive, or harassing behavior.” (See background here.) Turns out that only one brief comment has been submitted after several weeks of advertising. Possible conclusions: [...]
25 Comments » - Posted in Willy E. N-word by David Kane
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 216
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Senior Economics Thesis Presentations
Congratulations to the seniors who defended their Economic theses earlier this week. I defended mine 20 years ago. Special thanks to my adviser, Mike McPherson, for guiding me through the process. Sad to know that I can’t ever again thank Peter Lipton for his generous reading. Comments:
1) Kudos to the Economics Department for taking the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
My wife is a DEVIL
Aidan sent this interesting story featuring Dean Grodzins ‘83.
[Theodore] Parker, too, had famously bad handwriting. William Lloyd Garrison, hard-line abolitionist and editor of the Liberator, once complained that an essay Parker submitted was so unreadable it would require a dozen assistants to interpret his clotted sentences for the printer “without any serious blunders.” Grodzins, nevertheless, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
History of ACE
In response to my request to “Show us the data” with regard to student activities, Drew Newman ‘04, former president of ACE (All Campus Entertainment) from 2003-2004 delivers. See below for Drew’s extensive write-up and links to supporting documents. Comments:
1) Drew is probably too modest to mention his outstanding Record op-ed from three years ago. [...]
23 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Eph Interviews Podcast Class of 1988 Lisa Mandl
In this penultimate episode of the Class of 1988 series, I speak with my other JA, Lisa Mandl. Find out about the cultural and meteorological differences between Williamstown and Vancouver, BC, how she met her husband (though we are getting only her side of the story) and Lisa clears up one of the little mysteries [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alumni Podcasts, Class of 1988 by cgondek
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 215
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Eph Tony Nominees
Some Eph connections in this year’s Tony nominees: First, the once, present, and future most prominent Eph in theater, Stephen Sondheim, is receiving a lifetime achievement award. Adam Schlesinger (who is also a member of Fountains of Wayne) received a nomination for his score to Cry-Baby, which was also nominated for best musical. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alumni by jeffz
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 214
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No Comments » - Posted in 1988 Yearbook, Class of 1988 by Gulielmensian
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Defending the Endowment
Solid article in the Eagle about a silly idea.
Massachusetts lawmakers have caught the attention of Williams College leadership with a proposal to study taxing any private college’s endowment funds that exceed $1 billion.
Williams College’s various endowment funds total about $1.8 billion. If the proposal to assess a 2.5 percent tax on any endowment above the [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Ephs at Hilton Head
For the last couple years, I have seen announcements like this one.
Hey Seniors,
Had you not planned on going to Hilton Head because you didn’t have the time to plan it, or couldn’t find enough people for a house? Have other plans for Hilton Head week fallen through and you now would like to go but [...]
12 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Common Sense
Wick Sloane’s ‘76 latest column in Inside Higher Ed highlights the marvelous pamphlet (pdf) that he has written in the spirit of Thomas Paine.
Common Sense calls for an American educational revolution for the 21st century. The bachelor’s degree is obsolete and expensive. That degree started in the 14th century, before Gutenberg, when the pedagogical constraint [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Wick Sloane '76 by David Kane
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Eph Interviews Podcast Class of 1958 Phil Wilcox
In this episode of Eph Interviews, I speak with Phil Wilcox about moving from Denver in the 50’s to Williamstown and driving the backroads of New England. Whit Stoddard and Lane Faisal make their first appearance on the show.
No Comments » - Posted in Alumni Podcasts by cgondek
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 213
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Fear and smear: Chris Murphy ‘96 update
The Great Orange Satan reports on how this year’s race for Connecticut’s 5th District is shaping up:
The Fifth is Connecticut’s least Democratic district (D+3.7). Republican Nancy Johnson represented the area for 24 years until 2006, when she was defeated by Democrat Chris Murphy.
Murphy, 34, has had a remarkable record of political success, particularly for such [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Alumni, Chris Murphy '96 by ronit
Monday, May 12th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 212
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
I Can Beat You
I hope that they are writing articles like this about me in 50 years.
Here are some vital statistics on Phil Cole. He stands 5-foot-6-inches, weighs about 150 pounds, and has been canoeing for 35 years. He can paddle at a pace of 60 strokes per minute, and he competes in races as long as 70 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Girls and Sports
Aidan points out this New York Times article on girls and sports and injuries. There is no direct Eph connection, but Aidan was reminded of this EphBlog entry on Eph soccer player Ana Sani’s ‘08 rehabilitation from a similar injury. Friend-of-various-Ephs Laura thought that the article was “crappy” because it made it seem as if [...]
26 Comments » - Posted in Athletics by David Kane
Monday, May 12th, 2008
Eph Interviews Podcast Class of 1988 Jody Abzug
In this episode, I speak with Jody Abzug and learn about life as an Art History major, the irony of her rugby nickname, and the incidental parts of Williams life that she misses.
