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The school year has begun again. I’m glad to report that some things never change: aside from all the frosh complaining about why building 26 is bunched between 12 and 36,⁠01 yeah the number system sucks the massive flurry of dormspams as clubs begin to campaign for energetic frosh labour, there’s also the various ice breakers so that everyone can pretend to be friends with each other in a 30 person class. The icebreakers that I’ve done this year are somehow more interesting than usual; my anthropology class teacher asked us to say our name and a small story related to our name, and my 6.1210⁠02 TA asked us for our favourite ice cream flavours. If you ever meet me, one of the first things you will figure out about me is that I’m a Kiwi.⁠03 I’m sure you’ve noticed the spelling that feels slightly off,⁠04 and people do often introduce me as the token New Zealander.⁠05 Throughout my freshman year, I’ve managed to collect a pretty sizeable list of “things that tip people off”. Some of

hokey pokey by Janet G. '27 is the best ice cream in the world (unbiased take) September 19, 2024 in How to Human , MIT Life , People & Identities The school year has begun again. I’m glad to report that some things never change: aside from all the frosh complaining about why building 26 is bunched between 12 and 36, ⁠ 01 yeah the number system sucks the massive flurry of dormspams as clubs begin to campaign for energetic frosh labour, there’s also the various ice breakers so that everyone can pretend to be friends with each other in a 30 person class. The icebreakers that I’ve done this

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