Archive for May, 2008
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 228
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Paulsen to Bucknell
Current Eph men’s basketball coach Dave Paulsen ‘87 is the new head coach of Bucknell. Paulsen is familiar with at least one Bucknell opponent, as back in 2004 the Ephs upset perennial Patriot League contender Holy Cross. Congratulations! Paulsen will be a tough act to follow after one national title, one second [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Athletics by jeffz
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Financial Aid for International Students
In the ever increasing category of Things-That-I-Was-Wrong-About, today’s entry is international financial aid. In discussing the Korean prep school story, I had speculated that the increasing wealth in countries like Korea, coupled with the high (relative) income of the sorts of families who would send their children to English-speaking high schools, meant that many of [...]
15 Comments » - Posted in Financial Aid, International Admissions by David Kane
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Relative Yields
My fellow EphBlogger JG wants a source for this claim:
In the competition between Williams and Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Stanford, 90% of students cross-admitted, choose one of HYPS over Williams.
A fair request! Unfortunately, I am having trouble coming up with a reference. Can readers point to one? I have made this claim before and have always understood it to [...]
12 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 227
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
Angering Feminists
Dan Drezner ‘90 notes that he hasn’t “angered feminists” in awhile and so links to recent discussions of why women are “underrepresented” in technology jobs.
34 Comments » - Posted in 1 by David Kane
Monday, May 19th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 226
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
The Williams College Art Mafia Continues!!
Congratulations to Professor Lewis who has won a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship! They have been awarded since 1925 to those “who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.”
From the College’s press release:
The Fellowship will allow Lewis to complete the research and writing of “The Pietist Tradition in Town Planning.” “Pietist [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Good People of Williams, News, Professors/Staff by JG
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Schapiro on Williams
Did you know that Morty had a blog? Me neither. Schapiro on Williams. Check it out. And don’t forget the great Williams College blog, the amazing Williams Admissions blogs and a vibrant on-line Eph alumni community.
Oh, yeah. That’s right. This is all a fantasy. Williams continues to be just about the most opaque and insular [...]
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Monday, May 19th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 225
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 224
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Full of Rubish
Perhaps the Arts Ephs among our readers can explain this.
Peter Lawson-Johnston was in the Berkshires recently, talking about his book, “Growing Up Guggenheim.” He is the grandson of Solomon Guggenheim, who founded the famous museum.
The book has some good gossip about Thomas Krens, the Williams College art impresario whom Guggenheim credits with radically upgrading the [...]
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 223
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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
After a year
In roughly 26 hours, I and 6 pieces of baggage shall embark on a 28 hour taxi/train trip back to Decatur/Atlanta to roast the summer away. While I wait for my clothes to dry (no way am I getting 3 washers tomorrow), I thought it might be appropriate to share some reflections on Ephblog about [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Academia, General, All Things EphBlog, Blather by wslack
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 222
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No Comments » - Posted in 1988 Yearbook, Class of 1988 by Gulielmensian
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 [...]
14 Comments » - Posted in Admissions by David Kane
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
1988 Yearbook: Page 221
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1 Comment » - Posted in 1988 Yearbook, Class of 1988 by Gulielmensian
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 [...]
52 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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No Comments » - Posted in 1988 Yearbook, Class of 1988 by Gulielmensian
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 [...]
5 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!
16 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 [...]
4 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: [...]
47 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 [...]
