All of you know Jon Wu ’11, Saybrook’s golden boy and current YCC president. If you’re one of the unlucky few to have never made his acquaintance, well, you haven’t really lived. Today the YDN published an article reviewing his presidency thus far. If you’re interested in hearing about our very own he-wolf (Shakira, move on over), check out this page three article.
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This weekend, our very own BT, Justin Chukumba, Leslie Golden, Carl Johnson, and Matt King, all SY ’10, produced an MTV-worthy video demonstrating a few of the kick ass dance moves in the D-Block arsenal.
Accompanied by the requisite giggling, appropriate “gangsta” attire and demonstrations of flexibility, this music video is the kind of booty-dropping Toad’s behavior we can all get behind. (And no, your eyes are not deceiving you, that is indeed a printer on BT’s shoulder.)
Earlier in the semester, Erica Cooper SY ’11, Marissa Grunes SY ’10, and Patrick Lee SY ’11 put together a wonderful exhibit of photos from Saybrugians’ travels this summer on behalf of the Daybook. In case you missed it, here’s some of the amazing pictures our fellow Saybrugians took over the summer.
Here’s James Ford’s SY ’11 photos from his escapades through Singapore, Tokyo, and Kyoto:
The City of Singapore ("Lion City" in Malay) seen by night from the Esplanade across the bay at the heart of the city.
Zebras drinking water in the famous Singapore zoo, often hailed as the best in the world.
One of Toyko's beautiful city gardens, taken on a special setting to bring out more of the greens.
Kinkaku-ji, the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It was originally built in 1397, and was used as a Zen temple of the Rinzai school. The building has been burnt down twice throughout history with the current structure being built in 1955. The whole exterior of the temple is guilt in gold leaf.
Saybrook College, You may be wondering who exactly I am and what purpose I serve for the college and for this blog. Well, allow me to fill you in: My name is Jeff Perrella and I am one of two STEP coordinators for Saybrook College, the other: Emily “Slam Dunk” Arntson. Now you may be
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 at a moment’s glance.
Check out the Saybrugian entry for yourself.
Here’s the Urban Dictionary entry for your convenient reading:
1. Saybrugian
A person who is a member of the greatest residential college at Yale University – Saybrook College. A Saybrugian (said with a [soft] g) is at once classified as attractive, intelligent, and fun.
Maya Lin was a Saybrugian, while Rory Gilmore was a Branfordian.