When I was a Freshman

I made this when I was a Freshman.

Sermons in books

I’ve been researching stone walls for a school project. So I checked some books out from the library.

When I opened Sermons in Stone: The Stone Walls of New England and New York, by Susan Allport, I found someone had written their own inscription, or perhaps sermon, or, something inside the cover’s check-out card pocket.

It reads in a vertical column: YOU, ME, HIM, THEM, US, HER, IT.  In a horizontal row reads: NOW, TOMORROW. Then implies these words won’t change between now and tomorrow, the future. I wonder if the writer is alluding to pronouns and genders. I don’t know. Why, in this book? Who?

According to this Web site with no clear title or author, these are object pronouns, and the site allows one to fill in the pronoun blanks.

I found a blog called you me him and her. It has many images of fashionable and design savvy items.

There is also a song by Jay-Z called “You, Me, Him and Her.”

And there is a movie based on a book called And Now Tomorrow.

Only speculation. And mystery.

Trayless Dining At UMass Amherst

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has gone tray-less, meaning there are no more plastic trays in the dining commons or eateries.

The plan to go tray-less was initiated last semester, to help UMass become more sustainable. Tray-less dining is supposed to reduce food waste from 25 to 30 percent. The program was tested on incoming Freshmen over the summer at the New Students Orientation, and went into full effect this fall.

While the trend is catching on at schools large and small across the country, the program has received mixed reviews from dining services staff and some students at UMass. But the over all response has been mostly positive. Any issues associated with tray-less dining are currently being addressed and solved.

Tray-less dining is here to stay.