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Whether it's swag, paraphernalia, etc., some academic departments have it and others don't.  Here's a list with tips on getting your own:
 
Whether it's swag, paraphernalia, etc., some academic departments have it and others don't.  Here's a list with tips on getting your own:
  
====Astronomy====
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===Astronomy===
 
* '''"Williams Astronomy" T-Shirt''': The rarest of them all - you have to become a major or do summer research.
 
* '''"Williams Astronomy" T-Shirt''': The rarest of them all - you have to become a major or do summer research.
====Biology====
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===Biology===
 
* Dang, you got nalgenes...Lucky!!!
 
* Dang, you got nalgenes...Lucky!!!
====Chemistry====
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===Chemistry===
 
* '''"The Night Before/The Morning After" T-Shirt''': Email [mailto:Thomas.E.Smith@williams.edu Professor Smith] - they're $15.
 
* '''"The Night Before/The Morning After" T-Shirt''': Email [mailto:Thomas.E.Smith@williams.edu Professor Smith] - they're $15.
====Math====
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===Geoscience===
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* '''Knit Caps:''' I have no idea how to get one, but they look like the [[Cross Country Running|XC]] and [[Williams Outing Club|WOC]] ones.
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===Mathematics===
 
* '''"Williams Mathematics (I'm not digging up all of the symbols!)/|Mathematics|" T-Shirt''': [[Alan Cordova]] got his by correcting tests for a high school math competition in 2002, but there's probably an easier way to get one.
 
* '''"Williams Mathematics (I'm not digging up all of the symbols!)/|Mathematics|" T-Shirt''': [[Alan Cordova]] got his by correcting tests for a high school math competition in 2002, but there's probably an easier way to get one.
====Physics====
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===Physics===
 
T-shirts can be purchased from [mailto:Barbara.J.Swanson@williams.edu Barb Swanson].
 
T-shirts can be purchased from [mailto:Barbara.J.Swanson@williams.edu Barb Swanson].
 
* '''"My Life is Finally Normalized" T-Shirt''': Made in 2001; probably not too many left.
 
* '''"My Life is Finally Normalized" T-Shirt''': Made in 2001; probably not too many left.
 
* '''"Williamstown Quality Quantum Mechanics" T-Shirt''': Should be a few left.
 
* '''"Williamstown Quality Quantum Mechanics" T-Shirt''': Should be a few left.
* '''"H-bar" T-Shirt''': The current department t-shirt - there's a boxful in the secretary's office.
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* '''"H-bar" T-Shirt''': Currently in vogue in [[Thompson Physics Laboratory]] - there's a boxful in the secretary's office.

Revision as of 21:19, May 2, 2006

Whether it's swag, paraphernalia, etc., some academic departments have it and others don't. Here's a list with tips on getting your own:

Astronomy

  • "Williams Astronomy" T-Shirt: The rarest of them all - you have to become a major or do summer research.

Biology

  • Dang, you got nalgenes...Lucky!!!

Chemistry

  • "The Night Before/The Morning After" T-Shirt: Email Professor Smith - they're $15.

Geoscience

  • Knit Caps: I have no idea how to get one, but they look like the XC and WOC ones.

Mathematics

  • "Williams Mathematics (I'm not digging up all of the symbols!)/|Mathematics|" T-Shirt: Alan Cordova got his by correcting tests for a high school math competition in 2002, but there's probably an easier way to get one.

Physics

T-shirts can be purchased from Barb Swanson.

  • "My Life is Finally Normalized" T-Shirt: Made in 2001; probably not too many left.
  • "Williamstown Quality Quantum Mechanics" T-Shirt: Should be a few left.
  • "H-bar" T-Shirt: Currently in vogue in Thompson Physics Laboratory - there's a boxful in the secretary's office.