The bad-ass-est mo-fo in the class of '06, Brian Hirshman has:
- Taken seven classes at a time
- Attempted to drink a gallon of milk in one hour, twice
- Eaten a handful of red pepper
- Signed up to write a thesis and two mini-theses
- Stuck it to the man
- Spent Halloween night alone in Hopkins forest
- Threatened to declare his own Mountain Day, if Morty failed to do so
- Won a cheesecake in a pumpkin hunt
- "Explored" about half of the "vertical surfaces" on campus
- Worn exclusively shorts for an entire winter season in Williamstown
- Unabashedly opposed anchor housing
- Run for College Council President, along with the dearly departed Amarnath Santhanam, and let the latter throw a pie in his face upon their defeat
- Turned everything in Dan Burns '06's room backwards.
- Petitioned the state of Kentucky to transfer Prof. Morgan, an honorary Colonel in the state militia, to the navy, so he would become Captain Morgan.
- Walked to Lower Mission and driven off-campus to buy dinner when Driscoll was closed because Mission dining hall was "too far away"
He has also been a prominent member of the College Bowl team, Williams Trivia, and Chess Club.