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PREVIEW: CrushList & In The ‘Cac bring you FREE iPhone Cases
Want an iPhone case to show your ‘Cac spirit? Starting TOMORROW, In The ‘Cac and the CrushList App are partnering to give away 5 iPhone cases per ‘Cac school. What do you need to do to get one of these beauties? Download the Bates-grown app that is bringing a tint of romance to the ‘Cac-scape. Contest [...]
Connecticut College, Insecurity, and Semantics
About a week ago, In The ‘Cac received a tip from an anonymous Camel that made us question everything we’ve done on the site up to now. The gist of the existential blog crisis we’ve been facing down since then goes like this: is that small NESCAC school located in New London called Connecticut College [...]
Apply to write for In The ‘Cac!
As the end of the year approaches, we’re looking for new writers! Ernest Hemingway can’t be wrong. Don’t forget to include the most creative way you’ve ever used a Solo cup. And don’t hesitate to e-mail us with any questions you may have!
Celebrating The ‘Cac’s Two Year Anniversary
To all the NESCAC students and alumni, parents and friends; high schoolers; Ivy Leaguers with small-school envy; and people around the world who visited our site this past year: Thank you. Our second year covering all things NESCAC was no less exciting than the first. The stories confined to one of the 11 beautiful campuses [...]
A Queer Commentary on Consent
TRIGGER WARNING: This content deals with the topic of sexual assault and may be triggering to some people. As a queer man, I want to speak for myself and engage other queer persons, especially queer men with two points of thought on consent. First, consider the violence we do to our female friends’ bodies. Consider how [...]
Aliens in Amherst?
On January 8th, 2013, multiple residents reported seeing an UFO over Amherst. The story perked up enough interest to land in HuffPost on January 25th. People claimed to see a silent, slow-moving, diamond-shaped object about the size of 2 or 3 cars flying 75-100 feet above the ground that Tuesday evening. Sightings were reported from [...]
The Last 5 Stanzas Of The Inaugural Poem As Madlibs
Because syllabus week:
Merry ‘Cacmas: A Holiday Playlist
Since around Thanksgiving you have been getting in holidays spirit! Whether you were living the latke-life for Hanukkah, or google-ing what Kwanzaa is, ‘Cacmas is clearly upon us! From the radio to our favorite show Santa and Rudolph and even the occasional baby Jesus are making their annual appearances. If you wanna add to your family’s rotation [...]
