I read William Golding’s The Spire, a hardcover borrowed from the grad library’s third floor stacks. It’s a Serious Book by a Serious Author. When I read it 25 years ago, I followed the story but got many of the characters confused, missed most of the carnal and spiritual undertones, and was blind to grand metaphors woven across chapters where people and things reverse roles and act like things and people. And that’s just part of it! 1/3
Rugby Player seen running in profile
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A couple of years after I graduated from college, the school significantly curtailed the "Greek life" arrangements. The fraternities and sororities were allowed to remain active as societies but were no longer permitted to live in the houses they had been occupying. I wonder if it made a difference in terms of sexual assaults and/or drug/alcohol offenses...
Cornell Rugby Player Runs with RPI Player Close Behind
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RPI Rugby players kick ball towards Cornell's Goal
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The final score of the Cornell-RPI game last Saturday was 62-24; the first half was a shutdown but the excitement picked up in the second half; in the background see the lovely fall color that surrounded us
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Rugby players stand ready in front of split rail fence -- the Rugby field is behind Cornell's equestrian center
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RPI Player extracts Ball from End of Scrum with Horses from Equestrian Center Looking on
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Last Saturday I made it out to a Cornell Rugby game which has been a priority ever since I ran into some members at Clubfest early this semester
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