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Things to be thankful for

For our Special Issue on Thanksgiving

Please enter the things you are thankful for on our campus. We will weave it into a story for our upcoming Thanksgiving issue.

The things

  1. SENIORS!!!!! Oooooh hottness

  2. Bootay! ... and A LOT of it too!!! :)

  3. Sophmore's one track mind, set on bootay, sex, and condiments :)

  4. Golden trees on senior row in late October and early November.

  5. Only two C-Sems required.

  6. Diversity of thought on this campus.

  7. Teas.

  8. Packages from home.

  9. Hell Week.

  10. Smoothies at UnCommon Grounds.

  11. Seniors to look up to.

  12. Frosh to mother.

  13. Class colors.

  14. Very awesome Dining Services special dinners.

  15. Dorm and Room Draw, although it's stressful.

  16. Hall quote boards.

  17. Mailboxes with stickers on them.

  18. Traditions T-Shirt sales.

  19. May Day posters.

  20. Plaques in rooms that show the history of where we live.

  21. The Geology department faculty.

  22. Self-scheduled finals. Take home exams.

  23. The sound of seniors ringing Taylor Bell.

  24. The Cloisters.

  25. Activities e-mails.

  26. The poster sale at the beginning of the year.

  27. E-Reserves.

  28. Thomas Great Hall Performances during Hell Week.

  29. Confinement.

  30. Bedtime stories.

  31. The Duck Pond Run.

  32. Externships.

  33. "Sweeper" runs of the Blue Bus (five extra minutes of sleep!).

  34. Living on a hall with freshman.

  35. Chocolate Fondue teas in Merion that traditionally set off the smoke alarm and make Public Safety mad.

  36. 24-Hour Computing and the Guild Webcam.

  37. Plenary.

  38. Free Boxes.

  39. May Day gifts.

  40. The Rugby bake sale.

  41. Housekeepers who are so influential in a living environment that they are considered an important quality of a dorm to take into consideration when evaluating what dorm to pull into.

  42. Too many activities to do, not enough time.

  43. Streakers.

  44. Pem West, third floor, because of the unique oportunity to check out the hottest one-letter-named sophmore :))

  45. Pem Arch: the best meeting place ever.

  46. Lillian the Ghost stories about Merion 3rd.

  47. Sidewalk chalking by groups on campus.

  48. No more "Challenging Women" banners!

  49. The Quita Woodward Room, the London Room, and the Dorothy Vernon Room. If you don't know where they are, go find them.

  50. Guest speakers who attract so many people that Conferences & Events should really move the talk to another location other than TGH.

  51. Strawberries and cream for breakfast on May Day.

  52. Maypoles, Mayhole, and Dar Williams' "I will not be afraid of women" song blasted from Denbigh Green.

  53. Being a runner on Lantern Night.

  54. The Goodnight Song.

  55. Anassing.

  56. Waiting to be able to anass.

  57. Bryn Mawr time.

  58. How easy it is to get extensions.

  59. Talking to frosh about Traditions.

  60. BMCDS! They keep us well fed and always make us feel welcome.

  61. Napkin Notes.

  62. Late night Ramen-making bonding-time in Tea Pantries during midterms & finals.

  63. So few people in classes that you get e-mails from your prof asking, "Where were you today? Are you okay? Can I do anything for you??"

  64. Mary Louise Cookson, The Goddess of Math

  65. Napkin Notes that really do get responses!

  66. Moonbench Kisses

  67. Supervisors in Haffner, and Steven too, for being a true sweety :)

  68. Having a sophomore slit in Merion, even though it faces Merion Green and gets beautiful afternoon sunlight.