Committee Makes Changes
This article is written to let Olin students know about the changes the Academic Facilities Committee has inspired at Olin. Some of these changes evolved from a desire to improve the school and others in response to certain events last year.
A Candid Conversation with Charlie Nolan
Charlie Nolan was the fifth employee of Olin College and its founding Dean of Admission. Though he took three years off to help manage Admissions at Santa Clara University in California (2003-2006), he’s been an Oliner since 1999. He has been working in admissions for more than forty years, and holds a doctorate degree in higher education administration. Although he has worked at Boston College, Washington University, Babson, and other locations, he says his biggest challenge was coming to Olin and starting a school from scratch.
Horoscopes by Drunk Editors
Aries (March 21-April 19): You’re close! Run fast, get through finals and sleep.
Taurus (April 20-May 20): You could use some pizzaz this month. A moustache or bow tie would suit you.
Gemini (May 21-June 20): Don’t despair, there’s always tomorrow. The moon guides your progress this month.
Cancer (June 21-July 22): Your friends are there to help you dig for the treasure. Don’t slack off. This booty be worth it!
The Duchess and the Dominatrix: December
I’m really stressed out by the end of the semester! How can I get my work done but not feel terrible all the time?
— Frazzled Fran
Sometimes it is helpful to work in a group of people to have people you are accountable to. Agree on a few breaks at specific times in advance and if you or your friends get off task before it’s time for a break, slap each other in the face. It can be helpful to do a few practice slaps beforehand so you know how hard to hit.
—Captain Dominatrix
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A Puzzle by Midnight Math: December
You have a wire (of unit length) with a finite number of ants arbitrarily placed on it, each facing an arbitrary direction to start.
Each ant has negligible size and travels at the same, constant speed along the length of the wire.
When an ant reaches the end of the wire, it turns around instantaneously and continues moving.
These Laws Beg to be Broken
There are some laws that are good and helpful to society. Then there are laws that are unwanted and oppressive. And then there are those laws that kind of make you wonder…Why? Here are a few of them.
Juneau, Alaska: Owners of flamingos may not let their pets into barber shops.
Florida: It is an offense to shower naked.
Atlanta, Georgia: It is illegal to tie your giraffe to a telephone pole.
Reviewing the Honor Code
How many clauses does the Honor Code have? What are they? Take a minute and think about it.
It turns out that only a small number of students really knows them all, as we found out last spring when a majority of the student body voted to append the Sunset Clause to the Honor Code, which states that unless the student body ratifies a new Honor Code, it will be abolished and OSL policies will be instated in its place. This amendment was intended to serve as a motivator to the college at large to start thinking about whether or not the Honor Code still reflects the values of current classes. This is not to say that something is wrong with it. The intention is to figure out how to encourage the student body to feel ownership of the Honor Code.
What’s in the Olin Houses?
Olin has five buildings. No wait, six buildings, counting the project building. No wait, seven or eight counting those random houses out there… right?
Actually, Olin College is the proud owner of five houses on its campus, named Tesla, Edison, Curie, daVinci, and Curtis, bringing our building total up to 11… depending on how you count, of course. All of these houses were originally owned by Babson College, and came with Olin College’s land purchase. It seems strange that most Oliners (in the author’s experience) know little about what half of the buildings on campus are used for… so what does Olin do with them?