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...Ferris T. Hankins ‘05 is tearing up his Lampoon comp. For several years, the funniest thing about the ‘Poon was that its writers call themselves the “literature board” while producing mostly pieces of no more than 300 words which are usually in list format and rarely feature plot or characters. Hankins has breathed new life into the rag with submissions like “What if Historical Figures Spoke in Modern Slang English?” Commented Lampoon President Steven C. Hely ‘02 while reading Hankins?...
...only me and Nancy [Poon] graduating, so there is a great platform to do better things next year," Heyns said...
...Princeton jumped out by themselves and led the race,” said captain Laura Heyns. “We were jostling for position with MIT and trading seats down the course. We entered the last 20 strokes dead even when Nancy [Poon] called a special sprint that jacked the rating right up. When we finished, we couldn’t see who was ahead until we were announced...
Heyns and Poon are the only seniors in the boat, leaving seven veterans in a boat that promises further success...
Ross G. Douthat '01, who performed Shakespeare's Henry V's monologue before the Battle of Agincourt, echoed Poon's reflections on the dated nature of the prize. "It feels sort of like a fossil from a different age in a time where people took it much more seriously. Everyone [today] was competing on sort of the spur of the moment...