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Also known as “Are Books Edible?” A somewhat reliable guide to surviving a catastrophe under a specific set of circumstances.

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And you get a plate! And you get a plate! And YOU get a plate! Hewitt’s plate infinity loop, explained (sort of).

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Student-to-faculty ratio is a trick invented by universities to conceal the actual size of their lectures.

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With 4 classes, 3 hours of sleep, 2 internships, and 1 brain cell left, there simply isn’t enough time for all of the books that this semester has in store for me. So, I’ve taken to Audible as a means of fast-tracking my reading. But just how many books can I consume in 12 hours?

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If there’s one thing on which we can all agree, it’s that calculations should never be done on the fronts of envelopes. That’s why today we’re going to use the back of an envelope to do a previously unattempted calculation—finding out our distance from Alma.

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Same Semester, New President!

What Should Acting President Claire Shipman's Nickname Be?

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