Word: pigging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...experience is any indication, will swell even beyond the huge costs already forecast. Says Colorado Democrat Gary Hart, a leader of the "military reformers" who support increased spending but tend to oppose systems that threaten to grow out of hand: "The Administration is like a python devouring a pig. It's just got the snout now, but when the whole pig is devoured, there will be a huge bulge...
Until last year, the program was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Unfortunately, when Washington forced the NSF to trim its fat, the Yellow Pig got the axe. There was no 1981 session, and students attending the program this summer will have to pay full rate. Meanwhile. Kelly continues his quest for new sources of funding, in the hope that future generations of much students will be free to spread the word--and the member...
...sect tried to deal with the situation diplomatically by creating the Peace Pig, which has yellow and pink stripes and is linked to the number 20--the average of 17 and 23. Shorter fads were green pigs (the number 6) and blue pigs (the number...
...absurdity of the Yellow Pig adds a necessary note of humor into the otherwise serious nature of the program. The obvious silliness of Yellow Pig references is accessible to students who might not be sophisticated enough to appreciate the joke. "What's purple and commutes? Answer: An Abelian grape...
Although the most enthusiastic followers of the Yellow Pig and the number 17 are likely to be those actually at Hampshire, the symbols take on a special significance after leaving the program. One of the remarkable aspects of Hampshire is how close people remain even after graduating. One alumnus, a Harvard freshman, described the program as "More than just a summer class... it's really a community. There's a big need to preserve that sense of community beyond the program." Many alumni wear their YP17 t-shirts on the 17th of every month, at least for a few years...