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...When we competed at the Kirkland level, we thought we were competing for a candy bar,” Erin Walczewski said...
...acceptance speech, Foege said he thought the symposium was notable in covering not only the science of infectious diseases, but also the greater social implications of disease and the spirit of Weller’s work...
Looking back, I also arrived with a similar misconception about the amount of “intellectual” conversation people would have here. I thought students would discuss philosophy, politics, literature, and other intelligent matters regularly over dinner and such. And although my common room does occasionally erupt into a heated debate about politics or religion, this is the exception rather than the rule. We’re more likely to talk about how much work we have, what the weather is like, or what dance is coming up this weekend than we are about Adam Smith...
...indicator of the thriving intellectual community at our school. Perhaps when we feel that we are losing touch with this community we should blame not our fellow students but ourselves; how often do we delete these emails without reading them or glance at posters without giving them a second thought? Furthermore, many of us may still hesitate to fully participate in section discussions, where the potential to engage in meaningful conversation with both other students and faculty members emerges...
...some moments of brilliance, and moments when any normal team would have thought it was fine, but our team knew we could do better than we did,” Smith said. “[Overall it was] a very strong weekend and season that will hopefully build for something better next season...