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...sheer will of wanting to swim fast,” Bill says. “It was his senior year and just determination through all the hard work he put in the last 18 years.”Neither twin plans to continue swimming competitively following graduation, and the Winthrop roommates and fellow Organismic and Evolutionary Biology concentrators will have to face the reality of separation for the first time in their lives. Dan will prepare for medical school, while Bill enters graduate school in oceanography. But the distance won’t diminish the twins’ appreciation...
...best. FlyBy wants to give first shotouts to Dunster, Mather, and Eliot for currently having the biggest representation. Other houses here include Pfoho and Currier. FlyBy gives a hearty boo to all you houses who are MIA: Leverett, Kirkland, Quincy, Adams, Cabot, Lowell, and Winthrop. WHERE YOU AT??? At any rate, hopefully we'll find some humor today, though I doubt we'll top probably the finest of housing day moments...
...Currently, FlyBy cannot find the Kirkland and Winthrop contingents. They may be just inside...but that's weak sauce. Dunster is here though, as this moose below has been using his megaphone for evil rather than good, relentlessly heckling every passerby with gems like, "It's OK, it's raining, no one can see you crying," and "Your umbrella can't hide that ugly shirt...
House Culture: Divided. Some hard-core Winthropians have mystifying Griffin pride, but the majority of the house is blasé about ’Throp culture. Although it plays host to campus “traditions” like Debauchery and Thropstock (the house’s outdoor carnival), Winthrop residents don’t summon a lot of energy for the house on the whole. The exception to this apathy is IM sports. IM victories are frequently broadcast over Throptalk, complete with suggestions that Winthrop’s athletes channel superhuman vigor and inexplicable devotion to sports...
...There’s only so much that the devoted House Masters, friendly staff, and scarily committed amateur athletes can do to make up for the miniscule bedrooms, scanty house spirit, and (literally) crappy dining hall. Just know that you can eat your tears away on Housing Day when Winthrop lures you to the river with food and beverage. "But really?!" you exclaim. "Worse than Dunster?!! Did any other house actually get a 'subprime”'rating??...BUT WE HAVE RIVER VIEWS...