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Picnic in the Pond
This week Millikan Pond was emptied, so some of the hovse decided to have a picnic in Millikan Pond. It was silly and fun, and we got lots of strange looks from passersby.
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Ditch Day
The seniors were right, ditch day was tomorrow! Many shenanigans were had on the best day of the year, and here’s some of the highlights. Hot-wiring a car on the James Bond stack. Defusing a nuclear bomb on the James Bond stack. Attached to a rope running all around a room, the Doctor Who…
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Blacker Underground
A compilation of Blacker-related graffiti in the steam tunnels.
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Pranking a Physics Lecture
On the last day of the Ph1a lecture, a group of mole frosh decided to liven the class up with a prank. Having got permission from the Prof to interrupt class, they worked to install a Vanishing Cabinet (from Harry Potter) in the lecture hall. When the lecture rolled around, there was indeed a Vanishing…
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Adventures in Santa Monica
Hi, my name is Liz, and Marissa is forcing me to add this line at gunpoint. I’m a senior, a ChE, and hoping to graduate without horrible gunshot-related trauma. Contrary to popular belief, techers do get (far) off campus on occasion. On this rare and happy event, we tend to roam, and on this particular day…
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A Backcountry Adventure
Lots of Moles enjoy doing outdoorsy things — we have a yearly Hovse camping trip in the desert, a yearly ski trip in the Sierra Nevadas, and plenty of outings that people organize throughout the year. Caltech is in a great place if you like this sort of thing — Pasadena is nestled right against…