THE PIERSON sun volume LXXVII issue III - JANUARY MMXI After the blackout, whiteout: First snowfall of 2011 n January 12th, Pier- sonites awoke to a whimsical winter Owonderland (or, for the pes- simists out there, a freaking inconvenient tundra). With the snow came a flurry of emails an- nouncing class cancellations and building closings, giving some a bona fide snow day. Piersonites spent the day building snow forts, snow castles, snowmen, and even a crumbling, crooked 8 foot col- umn of snow - a leaning tower of Pisa perhaps? But snow can be a vicious en- emy as well as a furry friend, as several Piersonites learned. One Piersonite lost his keys in the midst of a snowball fight, lead- ing to a flashlight search party later in the night. A second un- lucky Piersonite is yet to recover from her i.d. snapping in two in the midst of a rather ferocious winter battle. Pierson Sun Tip: remove Photos by Pierson Sun Staff important articles from pockets Top: Pierson Tower and the York Street entrance after a sunny day, marked by Piersonites’ boots, shoes... and the occasional flip-flop. Right: Series of vignettes depicting Pierson’s courtyard; the College’s benches and tables stood no chance against Mother Nature’s labors. before frolicking in malicious Bottom: The morning after the storm, Yale’s courageous groundskeeping personnel was hard at work clearing 19 inches of snow. crystals of frozen water. To-do list: Next snow day 1) Build an ice rink in Pierson courtyard. 2) Build a giant bulldog (use food coloring to dye the snow) 3) Traditional Traying at the Div School 4) Igloos and snow tunnels. My mom used to tell me these were dangerous and could collapse on you and kill you; I don’t believe her and you shouldn’t either. 5) Plan a winter blitzkrieg on Davenport – a little bit of organization could go a long way… PAGE 2 PIERSON BIRTHDAYS : 1/1 ann killian - Alicia Seelaus ¤ 1/2 Victoria Brook - Sharon wu ¤ 1/3 Andrew Giambrone ¤ Corinna Lewis ¤ 1/5 Reuben Fischer-Baum ¤ 1/10 Amelia Earnest - KAI Turner - Boloroo Uuganbayar - Henry Zheng

DVD Domination Monty Python, Pierson’s hidden jewels Princess Bride, hat do Eternal horror movies. We have our ecause Beauty & the all expenses Sunshine of the chick flicks, our rom coms, Byou Beast, When paid. And all all have or your friends

Spotless Mind, and our action flicks, in- The Sun weighs in on... Harry Met Sally WToy Story 1, 2, and 3, the cluding Runaway Bride, 27 should have are SOOO first seasons of Modern Dresses, and Indiana Jones. already seen jealous. Yep. these movies, we will spare you Belle and the Beast are the best Family and Glee, Gossip You can check out up to two the story and instead, go with a combo around. Now go freshen Girl, The Parent Trap (pre- DVDs at a time from the more… unorthodox approach. up on the Disney-fied story. Lindsay Lohan meltdown), Master’s Office (open Mon- and Inception have in com- day-Friday, 9-5). Simply ask The Princess Bride Monty Python & The mon? You can now rent the Master’s Aide on duty INCONCIEVABLE! You Holy Grail them FOR FREE in the Pier- for the full movie list, and haven’t seen it yet? Well, if RUN AWAY! Noooo, not from son Master’s Office. Pierson then pick your flicks. You you've been mostly-dead all that fluffy white bunny. Aww just purchased more than can check out the DVDs for day, I would recommend a aren't you cu...GAAAHHHH! 60 new DVDs good dose of Princess Bride. He ate my hand off! Anyway, this semester, Love, fights, love, giants, love, run away from your homework bringing the HUMOR – it’s got it all. You for a night to see one of the total collec- want to borrow it now? AS most entertaining movies of all YOU WISH! A word of advice: time one, two or five, ('three tion size to if you have six fingers, stay well over 500. my lord') three times! Tim away from Inigo Montoya. the enchanter says “Despite Want to catch the poor reviews by Sir Not up on Harry Beauty & the Beast Appearing in this Movie, I give Potter? Check Yale-style: It’s a tale as old as this movie two thumbs up, and out any or all time, true as it can be. Belle only recommend you stay away of the first is a Yale student. Probably is from the *bunny*”. six. Want to Pierson. You actually. You love see all of the to read, you are damn hot (well When Harry Met Sally movies for you’re in Pierson, duh), you are We college kids know how which Meryl adventurous and want to see complicated relationships can Streep was the world. The Beast is the class be, whether they’re simple nominated you took because you thought budding friendships, Freshman for an Oscar? it was a gut. Boy, were you Screw dates, or that guy across wrong. It is soooo complex. the room at that party last Check out all But as you get to know it, you night. It doesn’t help that we’re 16 of them. Photo by Pierson Sun staff fall in love with the complexity young and still not that far Our collec- Shelved Reels: Pierson’s DVD library, whose numbers swelled to over 500 with the addition of 60 new titles during break, is in and the subject begins to fas- from puberty and high school tion of DVDs search of movie-watching students willing to brave the trek to the cinate you. All the people you drama! So the question is, in makes Bass Master’s Office for a night of fun entertainment. know are like: “WHYYY would the real world, how the heck look beyond bad. We have up to five days, and the li- you EVER take that class! You are we supposed to go about multiple TV shows on DVD, brary’s right here in Pierson. should drop it! It should be finding love? And can a guy too, from America’s Next So come on PIMPs, and get banned from the Yale curricu- and girl ever “just’” be friends? Top Model to Law & Order your movie watching on! lum!” But after you defend it, In this unusual romantic com- to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. work harder than ever before edy full of witty, memorable and explore new territory, it quotes and a fake orgasm, we Master G is a horror fanatic, See the full listing at the transforms into the most won- were happy to go along with so we have a sick collec- Pierson website at : derful class by announcing it the ride and watch this rela- tion of the best (and worst) www.yale.edu/pierson. has a trip to an exotic location, tionship change over time.

¤ 1/11 YISHAI Kamin ¤ 1/13 KELLY Diaz - WILLIAM Stratton ¤ 1/15 HARIB zaldein - EVGENY Serebryany ¤ 1/16 brenna Neghaiwi ¤ 1/17 SHULI Hervitz - Christopher smith - mira Vale ¤ 1/18 Sara De La rosa ¤ 1/19 matthew Gibson - jimin He ¤ 1/20 emily Rosenberg ¤ 1/21 helen Wang ¤ 1/22 emily Cooley - zora Howard - stephanie Rivkin - elizabeth Rule ¤ 1/23 philip Gross - oluwadamilola Oni-Orisan - malgorzata Rejniak ¤ 1/24 joanna Wood ¤ 1/25 shira Telushkin ¤ 1/26 elisa Gonzalez ¤ 1/27 iris Cano - paul Gu - dennis Kearney ¤ 1/28 hilary Rogers - alex Tanner ¤ 1/29 tasia Smith ¤ 1/31 laura Kling - ethan Kuperberg PIERSON BIRTHDAYS : 1/1 ann killian - Alicia Seelaus ¤ 1/2 Victoria Brook - Sharon wu ¤ 1/3 Andrew Giambrone ¤ Corinna Lewis ¤ 1/5 Reuben Fischer-Baum ¤ 1/10 Amelia Earnest - KAI Turner - Boloroo Uuganbayar - Henry Zheng PAGE 3 PSAC & PCC 2011 Upcoming The fun continues! ith the start of a new February 6th. Also, keeping Pierson Events calendar year, Pierson up with tradition, Pierson W Monday, January 24th at 4:00 PM Student Activity Committee will hold an Oscar Party, Master’s Tea with Kate Beaton, cartoonist (PSAC) has experienced a where you can vote for who and author of the “Hark! A Vagrant!” com- changing of the guard. After will win in the major catego- ic strips. Co-sponsored by the Yale Record. a fantastic year with MC Mill- ries. We’ll have your favorite er (’11) and Laura Kling (’12) movie snacks, from popcorn Tuesday, January 25th at 4:00 PM as the chairs, Rhia Catapano to Mike and Ikes, and you can Master’s Tea with Steven Simmons, chair and Adam partake in our George (’12) annual Oscar of the CT Commission on Educational have been Ballot to win Achievement, on “Reforming Education in selected to some sweet Connecticut”. be our fear- prizes. Oh! less leaders. And don’t for- Sunday, February 6th Michael get about Pier- Superbowl celebration in the Buttery! Chao (’11) son’s famous Details to be announced. will also be Italian study stepping break, featur- Coming Soon! down after ing mozzarel- Pierson Iron Chef... a produc- Photo by Pierson Sun staff la, bruschetta, Sharpen your knives. tive year as PCC president. olive oil, and tomatoes! Que He will be replaced by Jared delizioso… Middleman (’13) with Yoon- Finally, we have our an- joo Lee (’12) continuing as nual Pierson Day to look secretary. forward to, where, last year, The new team, fueled by its Piersonites fought for glory always reliable PSAC-ers and in a giant handmade vat of PCC-ers, has yellow Jell-O. great plans Piersonites for the com- have a lot to ing semester. look forward According to during this to Sandra next semester. Atkins, Pier- If you Photo by Yale University son’s service want to join Master G is back in business! assistant, PSAC, they Drop by his office to say hello - we hear a good and the new have meetings head rub gets you past that February rut... chairs, we every Tuesday have multi- Photo by Pierson Sun staff at 9 in the ple delicious The Funsters: PSAC chairs Rhia Catapano & Pierson semi- Adam George (top), and PCC secretary Yoon- THE SUNCHIEFS study breaks joo Lee & president Jared Middleman (above). nar room/ coming Niko’s café; or, Adam George ‘12 up. Piersonites can expect a feel free to email either Rhia Ashley Lamica ‘12 study break with hot wings or Adam with questions at: Emilie Foyer ‘13 and soda to celebrate the [email protected] Indu Chelliah ‘13 Super Bowl (go Patriots!) on or [email protected]. Max Pommier ‘14

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ARCG 279L MSTRG 101 Archaeology Lab II Pierson Power Play in the dirt! An exploration of blatant Pierson domination in all ASTR 170 field – except failing – at Introduction to Yale. Flustered confusion Cosmology as to where this over- The study to the cult of whelming success stems the Cosmo, with class from. Satisfaction anyway. discussion focused on fashion critiques and PHIL 407 make-up tips. Special Rousseau at 300 emphasis on speculation A hypothetical analysis about Kate and Will’s of Rousseau’s reaction to wedding. Prereq: Intro to watching 300. Seventeen. SOCY 221 DRAM 133 Sex and Romance The Lucid Body in Adolescents This class unleashes the A close examination of emotional and physical high-school life, Freudian possibilities of the body. readings of Jacob-Edward The term ends with a debates, and Taylor Swift solo shadow project that songs. Concurrent enroll- literally turns them inside ment in lab required. out and dispels the fear of playing the dark side. ENGL 399 (Note: this is the actual Defining Life course description.) 42

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