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Bye Bye George [fourth daily dose of Freshman Year]

Posted on January 18, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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The last time I saw George was the last day of the school year.  (He was one of the ones who flunked out and wasn’t coming back.)  All year long the ten of us Sherman Housers (not including the RA) … Continue reading →

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On the Way to Mardi Gras [third daily dose of Freshman Year]

Posted on January 17, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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For Spring Break me and the New Hampshire kid, George was his name, hitchhiked to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.  Stayed at my parents’ in Chicago, but needed to find a room in St. Louis.  In those days only The … Continue reading →

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College Roommates [second daily dose of Freshman Year]

Posted on January 16, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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Later I pledged that fraternity, not because they had can openers, but because the president of the frat was also the student council president, a good student (and a prominent Minnesota politician to this day), and this frat house had … Continue reading →

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What I Did Freshman Year at College [1968]

Posted on January 15, 2024 by AndyDawkins
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If heartaches were alcoholic I’d be drunk all the time. I should start with how I picked Hamline University.  Back before there was an internet, there was Lovejoy’s College Catalogue which listed every college in the United States.  Every high … Continue reading →

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