Molly Worthen
MOLLY WORTHEN
Oxymoron of the North: Canadian culture

While I was in rural Alberta this summer, I asked a teenager I met what he thought of America. “America’s noisy and crazy,” he answered. […]

September 6, 2001

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What really happens? The insider’s schedule

I was nervous about setting off for college because I had no idea what to expect. What should I buy or do to get ready […]

June 10, 2001

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Student detectives help the clueless

One afternoon in September 1999, Matthew Belinkie ’02 returned home after reading a Sherlock Holmes story for his literature class. Then-roommate Joseph Yrigollen ’02 said […]

April 20, 2001

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I have but two front teeth to give to Jonathan Edwards College

The other day I complained to a friend that I don’t know enough kids in my college. He suggested I play intramurals once in a […]

April 16, 2001

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College newsletters source of gossip, announcements

One afternoon this past February, the men and women of Silliman College suffered a stunning defeat in the annual snowball fight against Timothy Dwight. But […]

April 13, 2001

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Narrowing in on a gift for Dad

This Saturday, my father turned 52 years old. I spent the past week searching for the ideal birthday gift — a gift that would say […]

April 2, 2001

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Warning: Little pubescent punks eventually grow up

This spring break, I discovered that in the scant weeks since I departed for school in January, this “my brother growing up” business has gotten […]

March 19, 2001

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Pure pandemonium in Yale rooming frenzy 2000

Right after winter break, the leaks in the dike were almost imperceptible. I’d sit down at dinner and overhear someone wonder aloud about the pros […]

February 19, 2001