THE PIERSON SuN
vOlumE lXXvII ISSuE III - JANuARY mmXI
After the blackout, whiteout: First snowfall of 2011
Photos by Pierson Sun Sta
O
n January 12th, Pier-
sonites awoke to a
whimsical winter
wonderland (or, for the pes-
simists out there, a freaking
inconvenient tundra). With the
snow came a urry of emails an-
nouncing class cancellations and
building closings, giving some a
bona de snow day.
Piersonites spent the day
building snow forts, snow
castles, snowmen, and even a
crumbling, crooked 8 foot col-
umn of snow - a leaning tower
of Pisa perhaps?
But snow can be a vicious en-
emy as well as a furry friend, as
several Piersonites learned. One
Piersonite lost his keys in the
midst of a snowball ght, lead-
ing to a ashlight search party
later in the night. A second un-
lucky Piersonite is yet to recover
from her i.d. snapping in two in
the midst of a rather ferocious
winter battle.
Pierson Sun Tip: remove
important articles from pockets
before frolicking in malicious
crystals of frozen water.
Top: Pierson Tower and the York Street entrance aer a sunny day, marked by Piersonites’ boots, shoes... and the occasional ip-op.
Right: Series of vignettes depicting Pierson’s courtyard; the College’s benches and tables stood no chance against Mother Nature’s labors.
Bottom: e morning aer the storm, Yale’s courageous groundskeeping personnel was hard at work clearing 19 inches of snow.
1) Build an ice rink in Pierson courtyard.
2) Build a giant bulldog (use food coloring to dye the snow)
3) Traditional Traying at the Div School
4) Igloos and snow tunnels. My mom used to tell me these
were dangerous and could collapse on you and kill you; I
don’t believe her and you shouldn’t either.
5) Plan a winter blitzkrieg on Davenport – a little bit of
organization could go a long way…
To-do list: Next snow day
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W
hat do Eternal
Sunshine of the
Spotless Mind,
Toy Story 1, 2, and 3, the
rst seasons of Modern
Family and Glee, Gossip
Girl, e Parent Trap (pre-
Lindsay Lohan meltdown),
and Inception have in com-
mon? You can now rent
them FOR FREE in the Pier-
son Master’s Oce. Pierson
just purchased more than
60 new DVDs
this semester,
bringing the
total collec-
tion size to
well over 500.
Want to catch
up on Harry
Potter? Check
out any or all
of the rst
six. Want to
see all of the
movies for
which Meryl
Streep was
nominated
for an Oscar?
Check out all
16 of them.
Our collec-
tion of DVDs
makes Bass
look beyond bad. We have
multiple TV shows on DVD,
too, from America’s Next
Top Model to Law & Order
to Buy the Vampire Slayer.
Master G is a horror fanatic,
so we have a sick collec-
tion of the best (and worst)
DVD Domination
Pierson’s hidden jewels
horror movies. We have our
chick icks, our rom coms,
and our action icks, in-
cluding Runaway Bride, 27
Dresses, and Indiana Jones.
You can check out up to two
DVDs at a time from the
Master’s Oce (open Mon-
day-Friday, 9-5). Simply ask
the Master’s Aide on duty
for the full movie list, and
then pick your icks. You
can check out the DVDs for
up to ve days, and the li-
brary’s right here in Pierson.
So come on PIMPs, and get
your movie watching on!
See the full listing at the
Pierson website at :
www.yale.edu/pierson.
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B
ecause
you
all have or
should have
already seen
these movies, we will spare you
the story and instead, go with a
more… unorthodox approach.
e Princess Bride
INCONCIEVABLE! You
haven’t seen it yet? Well, if
you've been mostly-dead all
day, I would recommend a
good dose of Princess Bride.
Love, ghts, love, giants, love,
HUMOR – it’s got it all. You
want to borrow it now? AS
YOU WISH! A word of advice:
if you have six ngers, stay
away from Inigo Montoya.
Beauty & the Beast
Yale-style: It’s a tale as old as
time, true as it can be. Belle
is a Yale student. Probably is
Pierson. You actually. You love
to read, you are damn hot (well
you’re in Pierson, duh), you are
adventurous and want to see
the world. e Beast is the class
you took because you thought
it was a gut. Boy, were you
wrong. It is soooo complex.
But as you get to know it, you
fall in love with the complexity
and the subject begins to fas-
cinate you. All the people you
know are like: “WHYYY would
you EVER take that class! You
should drop it! It should be
banned from the Yale curricu-
lum!” But aer you defend it,
work harder than ever before
and explore new territory, it
transforms into the most won-
derful class by announcing it
has a trip to an exotic location,
all expenses
paid. And all
your friends
are SOOO
jealous. Yep.
Belle and the Beast are the best
combo around. Now go freshen
up on the Disney-ed story.
Monty Python & e
Holy Grail
RUN AWAY! Noooo, not from
that uy white bunny. Aww
aren't you cu...GAAAHHHH!
He ate my hand o!Anyway,
run away from your homework
for a night to see one of the
most entertaining movies of all
time one, two or ve, ('three
my lord')three times! Tim
the enchanter says “Despite
the poor reviews by Sir Not
Appearing in this Movie, I give
this movie two thumbs up, and
only recommend you stay away
from the *bunny*”.
When Harry Met Sally
We college kids know how
complicated relationships can
be, whether they’re simple
budding friendships, Freshman
Screw dates, or that guy across
the room at that party last
night. It doesn’t help that we’re
young and still not that far
from puberty and high school
drama! So the question is, in
the real world, how the heck
are we supposed to go about
nding love? And can a guy
and girl ever “just’” be friends?
In this unusual romantic com-
edy full of witty, memorable
quotes and a fake orgasm, we
were happy to go along with
the ride and watch this rela-
tionship change over time.
Monty Python,
Princess Bride,
Beauty & the
Beast, When
Harry Met Sally
The Sun
weighs in on...
Shelved Reels: Pierson’s DVD library, whose numbers swelled to
over 500 with the addition of 60 new titles during break, is in
search of movie-watching students willing to brave the trek to the
Master’s Oce for a night of fun entertainment.
Photo by Pierson Sun sta
THE SUNCHIEFS
Adam George ‘12
Ashley Lamica ‘12
Emilie Foyer ‘13
Indu Chelliah ‘13
Max Pommier ‘14
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Upcoming
Pierson Events
Monday, January 24th at 4:00 PM
Master’s Tea with Kate Beaton, cartoonist
and author of the “Hark! A Vagrant!” com-
ic strips. Co-sponsored by the Yale Record.
Tuesday, January 25th at 4:00 PM
Master’s Tea with Steven Simmons, chair
of the CT Commission on Educational
Achievement, on “Reforming Education in
Connecticut”.
Sunday, February 6th
Superbowl celebration in the Buttery!
Details to be announced.
Coming Soon!
Pierson Iron Chef...
Sharpen your knives.
PSAC & PCC 2011
The fun continues!
W
ith the start of a new
calendar year, Pierson
Student Activity Committee
(PSAC) has experienced a
changing of the guard. Aer
a fantastic year with MC Mill-
er (’11) and Laura Kling (’12)
as the chairs, Rhia Catapano
and Adam
George (’12)
have been
selected to
be our fear-
less leaders.
Michael
Chao (’11)
will also be
stepping
down aer
a produc-
tive year as PCC president.
He will be replaced by Jared
Middleman (’13) with Yoon-
joo Lee (’12) continuing as
secretary.
e new team, fueled by its
always reliable PSAC-ers and
PCC-ers, has
great plans
for the com-
ing semester.
According
to Sandra
Atkins, Pier-
son’s service
assistant,
and the new
chairs, we
have multi-
ple delicious
study breaks
coming
up. Piersonites can expect a
study break with hot wings
and soda to celebrate the
Super Bowl (go Patriots!) on
February 6th. Also, keeping
up with tradition, Pierson
will hold an Oscar Party,
where you can vote for who
will win in the major catego-
ries. We’ll have your favorite
movie snacks, from popcorn
to Mike and Ikes, and you can
partake in our
annual Oscar
Ballot to win
some sweet
prizes. Oh!
And don’t for-
get about Pier-
son’s famous
Italian study
break, featur-
ing mozzarel-
la, bruschetta,
olive oil, and tomatoes! Que
delizioso…
Finally, we have our an-
nual Pierson Day to look
forward to, where, last year,
Piersonites fought for glory
in a giant handmade vat of
yellow Jell-O.
Piersonites
have a lot to
look forward
to during this
next semester.
If you
want to join
PSAC, they
have meetings
every Tuesday
at 9 in the
Pierson semi-
nar room/
Niko’s café; or,
feel free to email either Rhia
or Adam with questions at:
rhiannon.catapano@yale.edu
or adam.geo[email protected]du.
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PIERSON bIRTHdAYS : 1/1 ANN KIllIAN - AlICIA SEElAuS ¤ 1/2 vICTORIA bROOK - SHARON wu ¤ 1/3 ANdREw GIAmbRONE ¤ CORINNA lEwIS ¤ 1/5 REubEN FISCHER-bAum ¤ 1/10 AmElIA EARNEST - KAI TuRNER - bOlOROO uuGANbAYAR - HENRY ZHENG
e Funsters: PSAC chairs Rhia Catapano &
Adam George (top), and PCC secretary Yoon-
joo Lee & president Jared Middleman (above).
Master G is back in business!
Drop by his oce to say hello - we hear a good
head rub gets you past that February rut...
Photo by Pierson Sun sta
Photo by Pierson Sun sta
Photo by Yale University
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ARCG 279L
Archaeology Lab II
Play in the dirt!
ASTR 170
Introduction to
Cosmology
e study to the cult of
the Cosmo, with class
discussion focused on
fashion critiques and
make-up tips. Special
emphasis on speculation
about Kate and Will’s
wedding. Prereq: Intro to
Seventeen.
DRAM 133
e Lucid Body
is class unleashes the
emotional and physical
possibilities of the body.
e term ends with a
solo shadow project that
literally turns them inside
out and dispels the fear
of playing the dark side.
(Note: this is the actual
course description.)
MSTRG 101
Pierson Power
An exploration of blatant
Pierson domination in all
eld – except failing – at
Yale. Flustered confusion
as to where this over-
whelming success stems
from. Satisfaction anyway.
PHIL 407
Rousseau at 300
A hypothetical analysis
of Rousseau’s reaction to
watching 300.
SOCY 221
Sex and Romance
in Adolescents
A close examination of
high-school life, Freudian
readings of Jacob-Edward
debates, and Taylor Swi
songs. Concurrent enroll-
ment in lab required.
ENGL 399
Dening Life
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