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A group of 30 or so incoming freshmen who spend the month of July in Williamstown, taking intro courses to Poli-Sci, Comparative Literature, Psychology, and Philosophy. The freshman are chosen through a complicated lottery system. The professors for summer of 2005 included director and Prof. Gail Newman, Prof. Steve Fein, Prof. Steve Gerrard, and the recently added Poli-Sci professor- Prof. Sam Crane. The professors automatically become the freshmen's advisor once they arrive on campus in September.  
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A group of 15 or so incoming freshmen who spend the month of July in Williamstown, taking intro courses to Poli-Sci, Comparative Literature, Psychology, and Philosophy. The freshmen are chosen through a complicated lottery system. The professors for the summer of 2005 included director and Prof. Gail Newman, Prof. Steve Fein, Prof. Steve Gerrard, and the recently added Poli-Sci professor, Prof. Sam Crane. The 2008 program included Prof. Jennifer French, Prof. Sam Cane, Prof. Darel Paul, and Prof. Magnus Bernhardsson. The Summer Humnanities professors automatically become the students' advisors once they arrive on campus in September.  
  
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The freshman get the lucky chance to live on posh upperclassmen housing (Wood House!) and experience Williamstown in the summer. Trips to Tanglewood, the Steeplecats, and Six Flags are usually big hits.
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The students get the lucky chance to live in posh upperclass housing (Wood House!) and spend the [[summer in Williamstown]]. Trips to Tanglewood, the Steeplecats, and Six Flags are usually big hits.
  
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Also, it should be noted that the SHSS alums are ridiculously good looking. Most especially [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09cjv Cat Vielma '09] and [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09cmr Celia Rodriguez '09]. There are also some New Y-ah-rkers as well. [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nlw Nai Wilds '09] and [http://wso.williams.edu/facebook/view?unix=09nm Naya Martin '09] are among the most notorious.
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The rivalry between the SHSS and SSP alums is overrated, yet at the same time, a marvelous way to get into the age old battle of: "Are you a science nerd? Or a literature nerd?"

Latest revision as of 09:22, August 12, 2008

A group of 15 or so incoming freshmen who spend the month of July in Williamstown, taking intro courses to Poli-Sci, Comparative Literature, Psychology, and Philosophy. The freshmen are chosen through a complicated lottery system. The professors for the summer of 2005 included director and Prof. Gail Newman, Prof. Steve Fein, Prof. Steve Gerrard, and the recently added Poli-Sci professor, Prof. Sam Crane. The 2008 program included Prof. Jennifer French, Prof. Sam Cane, Prof. Darel Paul, and Prof. Magnus Bernhardsson. The Summer Humnanities professors automatically become the students' advisors once they arrive on campus in September.

The students get the lucky chance to live in posh upperclass housing (Wood House!) and spend the summer in Williamstown. Trips to Tanglewood, the Steeplecats, and Six Flags are usually big hits.

The rivalry between the SHSS and SSP alums is overrated, yet at the same time, a marvelous way to get into the age old battle of: "Are you a science nerd? Or a literature nerd?"

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