U Chicago Stories

exacademic
Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:29:17 +0000

Ah, but my point wasn’t that the Ida Noyes story was false; it was that other schools with swimming requirements manufactured the same kind of backstory. Reminds me of college tours where each school has basically the same story about stepping on the seal, or kissing on a particular bridge or bench, or touching the statue of the founder. Maybe this stuff is part of what makes college college, but, to me, it’s not what defines/captures the essence of a particular school (vs, say, the Lascivious Ball).