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15 Things I Miss About Saybrook

Posted in Saybrook General, tagged , , , , , , on July 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

1. Manwiches. Seriously, for all of May, I would get hungry in the middle of the night and not want anything but a manwich. Sadly. 2. Saying sadly at the end of every sentence, even if it’s not. 3. Inappropriate breakfast conversations. 4. Lolspeakin’ an the judgemint dat cums wif it. 5. Switching Ls and [...]

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Why L-Dub is Really the Best Freshman Dorm

Posted in Freshman Advice, Saybrook General, tagged , , , , , , , on July 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Our freshmen live in the smallest dorms on campus. This is an undeniable, indisputable, universally acknowledged fact. The building itself hasn’t been renovated in years. Bunking is not a choice, but a necessity. And even after bunking, the distance from the bed to any wall is less than five feet. After taking two dressers into account, each bedroom [...]

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“Saybrugian” on Urban Dictionary!

Posted in Saybrook General, tagged , , on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Great news, Saybrook! The word Saybrugian has finally made it into Urban Dictionary! Another reflection of Saybrook’s status as the best residential college, this entry gives incoming freshman a head start in learning the characteristics of Saybrugians already common knowledge to Yale upperclassmen. This entry should also serve as a handy guide for identifying Saybrugians [...]

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Sa(y)ving the Best for First

Posted in Freshman Advice, Saybrook General, Summer Updates, tagged , , , , , , , on July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Last year, Saybrook was the first residential college to send out assignments. I vividly remember answering my cell phone in Vegas (2013 speechies and debaters, I might have seen you there!). My excited mother proclaimed that I had been anointed a “Say-bruguh-ee-an?” She was excited because it was more physical evidence that I had actually [...]

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