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From the Archives
October 2000

Like a great cream-white slug dead of overeating, the domed structure slumps against the landscape. Nearby sit two other structures of the same unfamiliar substance. The three strange buildings are the work of second-year students in the School of Art and Architecture. They are constructed of a newly developed polyurethane foam which, when sprayed on any surface, hardens almost immediately into a serviceable building material. One visitor said after emerging from the foam houses, "The material seems so organic -- it's almost like walking through someone's intestines."
"The Free-Form World of Foam"
October, 1968

 

Many suggestions have been made as to a proper class numeral for the entering class. An abbreviation, such as has usually been made by omitting the first two figures, is in this case awkward to make. The following methods of avoiding the difficulty have been proposed: "Nineteen Hundred," "Know Nothing," "Two Circles," "End of the Century," "Double Goose Egg," and "Naughty Naught." So far no abbreviation has been accepted for general use, the freshmen being indicated by the full title of 1900.
"Name for the Freshmen"
October, 1896

 

Delta Sigma Rho will have a debate with NYU on November 13 on the subject of woman's emergence from the home. It will be conducted in the parliamentary manner, which means that the winners will be decided by a vote on the merits of the question, not on the merits of the debaters. Vassar recently trounced a freshman debating team on this same subject.
"University Notes"
November, 1929

 

They all must be extroverts, right? But who knows their names? You can't identify a cheerleader even with a scorecard. Susan Murphy '80 has managed to compile a list of 60 ex-cheerleaders so far, and she and other members of this year's cheerleading group have sent letters to encourage them to form an association of kindred spirits that will help to get things done right at football, basketball, and -- if they can figure out how to do it -- hockey games. One feature of the association's plans is to have a tent at a football game each year, a tent notable for its warmth, exuberance, and an occasional loud cry.
"Let's Hear It for Cheerleaders"
December, 1979
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