Cases before the Honor Board are wide and varied. Topics range from personal differences and academic dishonesty to misuse of public materials. Above all, the Honor Board is a means for Olin Community members to work out their differences safely and confidentially. Find a friend and fill out the MadLibs in the paragraphs below to learn about a past case.
Author Archives: Frankly Speaking
Making Olin a Better Place
From last time: “What is one thing you think could be done to make Olin a better place?”
I really like Gui and Eric Van Wyk’s seminars this semester. I hope we see more low-commitment “come and learn for fun!” classes like these in the future. – Forrest Bourke
Removing the credit system. Credits are outdated and inaccurate; they hardly represent how much effort each students puts in to a certain aspect of his/her lives. If we are a truly innovative college, we would find other ways that make validation for success more logical. This way, budgeting for time spent during a semester would not be as unbalanced, and people could make better choices that shy away from over-commitment. – David Zhu
Horoscopes by Drunk Editors
Aries (March 21 – April 19): Now is a great time to have that discussion you’ve been putting off. It may not be comfortable, but you’ll be happier for it in the end.
Taurus (April 20 – June 20): Having apocalyptic thoughts? Feel like the world is going to come crashing down? It just might.
Gemini (July 22 – May 21): This month you will meet a frog. You won’t want to, but perhaps you should give it a second chance. You never know what a frog might become.
Cancer (June 21 – Oct. 23): It’s spring cleaning time. Clean your dirty laundry! Clean your room! Clean your life!
Letters to the Editor
The following two pieces were submitted in response to the article Argument Against Marriage by Kai Austin published in the March issue of Frankly Speaking. To read the original article, visit Frankly Speaking’s website www.franklyspeakingnews.com.
Selling Ad Space
It (Still) Happens Here
Last year, at the start of October, I sat down to a table in the dining hall and picked up the newly released issue of Frankly Speaking. Across the header in large font was an eye-catching title: “It Happens Here”. Along with many other students at Olin, I took in the account of rape and allowed it to permeate my thoughts for a few days. I participated in discussions, watched the mild aftermath, and soon fell back into a comfortable lull. I let the story quickly become a distant memory, unaware that soon I would experience an assault of my own.
Airplane Approximation
“What percent of humans who have ever lived on earth have flown in an airplane?”
Raw Responses
0.005%, 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.35%, 0.325% – 0.442%, 1%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 29.4%, 40%
CORe Updates
Newspapers
We received a lot of positive feedback on the newspapers in the dining hall and are continuing to provide them. Based on feedback, we are getting the New York Times as well as the Boston Globe.
Weight rooms
CORe and OSL teamed up to get a new set of weights for the EH gym. We now have a dumbbell set that goes up to 55lbs. Enjoy!
Speakers for team rooms in EH
We got a set of usb speakers for a team room in EH. Think this a good idea? Let us know and we’ll set up the rest of the team rooms.
Kitchens
Major kitchen rehaul coming up! After taking stock of the kitchens, we’ve decided that it’s time to replenish the supplies. We’ll be getting a lot of equipment based on the feedback from surveys.
Poolroom
In the next few weeks we’ll be replacing the old, very broken, and now disposed of ottomans in the pool room with better storage/seating/things you can stand on.
Voter Registration on Campus
CORe is working with nonprofit TurboVote to see if integrating a voter registration into an already existent Olin system makes sense.
<3 CORe
Awesome or Important Skills
“If you could choose one skill to rock at, what would it be? Why?”
Communicating with people. Talking to people is hard. If you can communicate effectively, you can accomplish so much more and get people to work with you. Without this skill, you’ll constantly face opposition and frustration. – Anonymous
Honor Board MadLibs
Cases before the Honor Board are wide and varied. Topics range from personal differences and academic dishonesty to misuse of public materials. Above all, the Honor Board is a means for Olin Community members to work out their differences safely and confidentially. Find a friend and fill out the MadLibs in the paragraphs below to learn about a past case.