If you’re a freshman this year, whether you remember it or not, you received a book in the mail over the summer. You were instructed to read the book so you’d have something in common with all the other freshman, and you could bond over the shared experience when you finished telling each other your name, major, and residence.
You even had the opportunity to partake in some enlightened discussion about what you learned in specially tailored seminars. The culmination of the program known as “On the Same Page” came when the author of the book, Gary Willis, came to speak at Zellerbach Hall. And there was much rejoicing.
The book was “Lincoln at Gettysburg,” and if you’re like us, it’s sitting on your shelf, untouched and collecting dust with all your other textbooks, because you brought it with you to the dorms on the off-chance you were somehow going to be graded on it. Luckily, you weren’t, because you didn’t read it. (No offense, Gary Willis.) read more »
Tags:Ang Lee, Friggin' Incoming Freshmen, Gary Willis, On the Same Page
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