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Take or teach any classes you want during Winter Study.
Courses available for Winter Study 2008 include: (If you're interested in taking a course, contact the instructor for additional information)
- Knitting
- by Emily Brown
- Hunger Issues in the Berkshires
- by Lauren Guilmette
- Vegan Baking
- by Dae Selcer
- Argentine Tango
- by Marco Sanchez
- Tea: History, Culture, and Tasting
- by Kimberly Elicker and Kenny Yim
- Ubuntu Linux
- by Jing Cao and Jerry He
- Get Engaged! - Community Corps
- by Lehman Council for Community Engagement
- Campus Activism Skills
- by Morgan Goodwin
- Swing Dancing
- by Allie Wilkes and Walker Matthews
- WFCM DJ
- by Ian Mitchell
- GREGORIAN CHANT
- by Darel Paul
Past courses have included "How to Make Money on eBay", "The Art of Eskimo Warfare", and "The Fine Art of Seduction by Cooking: Kitchen Skills for the Dating Game."
- The Philosophy and Sociology of Streaking
- taught by Andrew Whinery and Morgan Goodwin
- discussion and lab sections
- An Introduction to HTML
- taught by Diana Davis
- see tutorial here
- The Films of Stanley Kubrick
- taught by Dave Letzler
- five-six screenings from Kubrick's oeuvre
- Gregorian Chant
- taught by Joe McDonough and Prof. Paul (PoliSci)
- An introduction to the theory and practice of chant/plainsong.
- Is Latin Dead?
- taught by Joe McDonough
- a brief introduction to the Latin language and how it works, for curious beginners
- Wanna be a DJ?
- taught by Samantha Peterson '08 and the WCFM DJs
- become a certified DJ over Winter Study, broadcast your own weekly show on WCFM throughout Spring Semester (and beyond)
- compete with your new DJ friends for a glorious prize and eternal admiration
- Toot Your Own Horn
- Taught by Alan Cordova
- A brief introduction to the trumpet and how it works, for curious beginners.
- Compete with your new trumpet friends for glorious prize and eternal admiration