yale
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Tidbits from Yale
It’s a rainy night here at Yale University. On my left, Mike is reading a philosophy book. Tommy is lounging on a sofa, legs up, head buried in a News...
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Yale and its humanities
The best kept secret at Yale is a simple little site called yale.edu/oir. It touts itself as a “Yale Book of Numbers”—and by golly, there are a lot of...
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Yale's Argentinian Pears
Part 1. At the end of freshman year of college I developed a craving for Argentinian pears. These had lumpy frames and were rock-hard, but I would rip...
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Leaving Yale, Part 3: I must pee.
Part 1: Lychees and a Sock The weather is perfect, unbelievable. The summer solstice has bent away, and the days are supposed to be shrinking, but it ...
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100th post: MLK, pushups, and a push for breadth and height
Milestones, and the promises of social recognition inherent in their celebration, have been the fuel of my livelihood for the past 22 years. The posse...
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Alcohol and Peter: the 4-year relationship.
Back on June 16th, I wrote that I was working on a long-read about my relationship with alcohol. Nearly 3 months later, it's finished. Here's the stor...
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6 years in journal entries: my life in high school and college, unfiltered
Get ready for an epic post. (5,000+ words.) I started writing in a personal journal at the end of 8 th grade. The catalyst was a week-long trip to Yos...
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The 2007 - 2011 Yale class rankings
I might be in the Philippines, but that doesn't mean I can't feel in a Yale mood. Let's have a little fun and rank the 36 classes I took, from worst t...
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My class schedule for this semester
ECON 456 01 (11604) Private Equity Investing Michael Schmertzler M 1.30-3.20 ENGL 463 01(12033) WritingFantasy&ScienceFiction John Crowley M 1.30-3.20...
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Cleaning Yale: My New Haven janitor, Sherri B.
“I would definitely consider leaving here. In a heartbeat.” Sherri B.’s hips are hanging over the sides of her chair. When she shifts her body, the fa...
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How to write a FOOT co-leader poem
Ah, FOOT.* (Ooh, I look like an Asian grandpa on the site!) I found this in the figurative dust bin of my computer, and do not want to lose it. to Jea...
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4 years at Yale
When I have writers block, the best remedy is to keep pounding out words, even if the bulk is pure doggerel. The second best cure is to capitulate to ...
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Archive of Previous Work
Allow this one post for self-indulgence: I’ve never organized my work in one place, and it seemed reasonable to compile it here for easy reference. So...