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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)

1. Knitting
   • by Emily Brown
2. Hunger Issues in the Berkshires
   • by Lauren Guilmette
3. Vegan Baking
   • by Dae Selcer
4. Argentine Tango
   • by Marco Sanchez
5. Tea: History, Culture, and Tasting
   • by Kimberly Elicker and Kenny Yim
6. Ubuntu Linux
   • by Jing Cao and Jerry He
7. Get Engaged! - Community Corps
   • by Lehman Council for Community Engagement
8. Campus Activism Skills
   • by Morgan Goodwin

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."

1. The Philosophy and Sociology of Streaking
   • taught by Andrew Whinery and Morgan Goodwin
   • discussion and lab sections
2. An Introduction to HTML
   • taught by Diana Davis
   • see tutorial here
3. The Films of Stanley Kubrick
   • taught by Dave Letzler
   • five-six screenings from Kubrick's oeuvre
4. Gregorian Chant
   • taught by Joe McDonough and Prof. Paul (PoliSci)
   • An introduction to the theory and practice of chant/plainsong.
5. Is Latin Dead?
   • taught by Joe McDonough
   • a brief introduction to the Latin language and how it works, for curious beginners
6. 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
7. 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