It's a cool, damp day in the Blackwater River Valley, and the forecast calls for snow. The Visiting Team from NEASC (more on this will follow soon) is here for our 10-year reaccreditation process. What's the tenor on campus given these circumstances? Let's see. The crowd is descending on the dining room.
It's Patrick's 18th birthday, and he hates sweets, so his advisory group is grilling sirloin steaks in the drizzle by the pond.
Too bad Patrick can't join the fun. He was rushed to the hospital at 1 AM, having carved open his thumb while studying chemistry in his room....
These young ladies--emerging from lunch--have their minds on other matters.
Also after lunch, day students are playing a kind of tag. Miraculously, Ian (right) has found Nick hiding in a maple, and is exacting the appropriate punishment.
