Like any athlete, a true student carbo-loads before a major workout. Knowing this, my co-HA Alison Chavez and I prepared a delicious pancake breakfast for our residents before their first Humanities 110 lecture of the year. We rose as the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, first appeared on the horizon, to mix up a massive bowl of pancake batter, chop a giant pile of fruit, and swipe a glorious stack of dishes from Commons (to be returned as soon as the meal was finished, in line with the Honor Principle).
Nearly all of our new students turned out, including several early-rising upperclassmen bound for other classes. As they polished off their pancakes, our residents showed classic signs of contentment, including but not limited to: smiling, laughing, story-sharing, and belly-rubbing. And Alison and I were happy knowing that they set off for class with enough energy for a long day of learning ahead of them. For as the Orientation shirts of Olde reminded us, Reed is not a sprint, but a marathon.
