Notes and News – Week of 12-14
ML’s Pieces
Dear Red Lions,
Last Friday was our family’s first holiday dinner in the college and we loved the care and attention our wonderful Dining Hall staff showed to make the evening festive and memorable. Special thanks also go to the many TD students who came out Wednesday night to decorate the Common Room in time for our holiday dinner. The post-dinner caroling in the TD house was also a real treat! This week’s “photo of the week” comes from TD senior, Maria Quinonez, and is titled “TD Carolers.” Her phone, with the help of David McCormick and Fernanda Ribas TD ‘16, managed to capture the scene of holiday revelry.
TD Seniors please look ahead to your winter schedule and sign up for Mellon Forum presentation. Even if you did not attend the kickoff event or any of the presentations in the fall, you are very much welcome to join up for the spring. Please go to this survey and sign up for a presentation time.
We are in full reading period/exam mode! Everyone should have received my note last night about the implementation of quiet hours from 11pm to 8am every night and the opening of the Dining Hall for studying around the clock. Please remember that the DH staff asks anyone studying through the night to clean up their areas by 7:30am so that they can begin to prepare for breakfast service. The DH staff will continue to leave out coffee and hot water for tea and chocolate for the duration of the exam period. Please use the paper goods put out by the staff if you need to take food or beverages out of the Dining Hall. We are once again running very low on our mugs, little plates, and silverware so please bring back any items you’ve taken out of the Dining Hall.
Everyone should have received my email last night about the different food and non-food study breaks we have planned to get everyone through reading week and exams.
Reading Week Activities (Monday 12/14-12/16)
Monday 12/14
7:30-9:00pm Lightening Game Night (TD House)Featuring games that can be played in 15 minutes or less!
10pm Lisa Bajwa’s Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies (Thompson Room)
Tues 12/15
10:50pm TD Ten Minute Courtyard Dance Party (Lower Courtyard)
11pm Popeye’s Study Break (Thompson Room)
Wed 12/16
4:30-5:30pm Stress Relieving Yoga with Corinne Kentor (TD ’16) (Multipurpose Room)
9-10pm Meditation with David McCormick
10pm Pizza Delivery in the Common Room
Exam Period (Wed 12/16-Tues 12/22)
Thurs 12/17
10pm Pizza Delivery in the Common Room
Friday 12/18
10pm McDonald’s Study Break
Saturday 12/19
10pm Pizza Delivery in the Common Room
Sunday 12/20
10 pm Pizza Delivery in the Common Room
Monday 12/21
10pm Pizza Delivery in the Common Room
In addition, to the above scheduled breaks, David & Lanch McCormick will be making surprise visits to the TD Common Room with Sasha Pup and Home-baked goods!
Without further ado, here is a word from Dean Mahurin…
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Dean’s Domain
A very slender Dean’s Domain this week…
The Hand (Mary Ruefle)
The teacher asks a question.
You know the answer, you suspect
you are the only one in the classroom
who knows the answer, because the person
in question is yourself, and on that
you are the greatest living authority,
but you don’t raise your hand.
You raise the top of your desk
and take out an apple.
You look out the window.
You don’t raise your hand and there is
some essential beauty in your fingers,
which aren’t even drumming, but lie
flat and peaceful.
The teacher repeats the question.
Outside the window, on an overhanging branch,
a robin is ruffling its feathers
and spring is in the air.
TiDbits
Do you know the entire alphabet? Do you want to make 15 bucks an hour, doing a few hours of not-very-hard work? Consider helping Matt Mutter (aka Mr. Dean) alphabetize his vast and overwhelming collection of books! His office is in the basement, next to entryway B. If you are interested in this gig, email me directly.
2016-17 Freshman Counselor applications are now live up through Friday, January 29th, 2016 at midnightat http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/freshman-counselors. Prospective freshman counselors can complete the application form and submit their resumes online. If you have questions about the application process or about being a freshman counselor next year, please reach out to me or head froco Micah Jones (micah.jones@yale.edu).
ACADEMICS
December 15 Yale Study Abroad application period opens
December 16 Reading period ends.
Deadline for all course assignments, other than papers and term projects.
December 17 Final exams begin at 9 am.
December 22 Examinations end at 5:30 pm. Deadline for all term papers and projects.
Spring term reminder: Yale residences will open on Wednesday, January 13th and you are expected to return to campus by Monday night, January 18th (Martin Luther King’s Day). The mandatory Freshman registration meeting is scheduled for Monday, January 18th at 9:00 pm in TC Dining Hall. Please note that freshman counselors will hold their small group meetings immediately following the registration meeting at9 pm. All freshmen are required to attend. Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors pick up their registration packets on Tuesday, January 19th from TC Dean’s Office from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Failure to attend incurs a fine of $50.