Lancaster
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Location
The Lancaster site is held at Franklin and Marshall College, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster is right in the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch country, but as a CTYer, you won't get the chance to do any Amish sightseeing, except perhaps on a weekend trip to the Farmers Market in downtown Lancaster (which is highly recommended, by the way). The rest of your time will be spent on campus, which at 55 acres is small but not cramped. The campus can seem a good deal smaller, though, during times when it is shared by other programs, including a number of sports camps. However, CTY is by far the largest presence at F&M during the summer.
Dorms
There are seven main dormitories which are or were used by CTY: North and South Ben (or Benjamin Franklin Residence Halls), Thomas, Schnader, Weis, Marshall-Buchanan, and Dietz. North and South Ben are each subdivided into four halls, and Thomas and Schnader both have north and south subdivisions as well. North and South Ben form the west side of the residential quad, flanking the dining hall, and Thomas and Schnader are on the east side. Weis Hall is located on the north end of the quad and often houses the staff. Marshall-Buchanan is on the south side of the quad. Dietz is inconveniently located all the way across Hartman Green, and its residents frequently lamented living there, though it has not been used for CTY since 2004. Since 2003, access to all the dorms is controlled by fobs.
However, the dorms that CTYers actually occupy change from year to year because of renovations at F&M. During the 2004 sessions, students lived in North Ben, Thomas, Marshall-Buchanan, and Dietz. In 2005, students lived in Schnader, South Ben, Marshall (males only), and Buchanan (females only with the exception of a male hall in the basement) while the office and medical office were housed in Thomas. In 2006, students lived in Schander, South Ben, Marshall, and Thomas, while the office and the medical office were again housed in Thomas. In 2007, students lived in North Ben, South Ben, and Schnader, with the instructional and administrative staff in Thomas. Schnader was completely female, while North Ben was completely male. South Ben had males in Kunkel, Klein, and Dubbs Houses, and females in Atlee House.
All the dorms are air-conditioned, though the individual air-conditioners can be cranky and/or dysfunctional. One distinctive feature of the bedrooms in some buildings is their modular furniture. By properly positioning the wardrobe and dresser, the bed can be placed on top of both, creating a loft; ladders are provided in each room for this very purpose. This frees up a lot of space in the room, provided that you don't mind sleeping within two feet of the paneled ceiling. Occasionally, a student will fall out of a lofted bed, prompting the staff to enforce a "no lofts" policy. When this occurs, the RAs come through the halls debunking everyone's beds.
In 2006, North Ben was under construction during both sessions of CTY. This caused much annoyance among students whose Frisbees were lost in that area during 06.1. From the fourth floor of Thomas, at least two dozen Frisbees were visible at any one time. Also during 06.1, the trees in the sectioned-off part of the Quad were cut down. In 2007, CTYers returned to find that construction on North Ben was complete, along with a glass-walled extension known as Ware, which was used for activities such as talent show practice.
South Ben
South Ben is divided into four houses: Atlee, Dubbs, Klein, and Kunkel. These four houses each have three floors. It is a great place to hang out given its many co-ed lounges (one at each intersection of Atlee/Dubbs and of Klein/Kunkel and balconies.
Balconies
During 06.1, someone climbed from the second floor balcony down to the first floor, which angered the Site Director and led him to close the balconies for Session 2. People also dropped things off the balconies, such as fobs, cookies, and kickballs (it was a hall bonding activity), which is now a violation of the rules. Despite this, balconies reopened for 2007 and remained open, despite one student climbing out a window onto a locked balcony and other miscellaneous rule-breaking.
Atlee/Dubbs
Atlee/Dubbs 2nd is one of the most popular lounges on campus due to its many couches and ample space. It is the setting of many fun stories of many couch orgies. The historic twenty-person couch orgy was held there using the two couches (a two-person couch and a three-person couch). "CTY '92, capturing the hearts of many by Kodak color film" is carved into a windowsill in this lounge.
It has also been foreseen into the future that Christ and Rachel will be naked on a couch here with a cow. The purveyor of this foresight, Yulia, was also known for saying, "Hey, Frank!" and made several couples stop making out. Since then, this interruption has been conducted in several lounges, and while funny, it can be an irritation to some.
The third floor lounge was recently remade into what looks like a '50s diner, complete with shiny plastic booths and blatant coke advertisements on the walls, making it a popular hangout location.
Schnader
Schnader is most well-known for its first-floor co-ed lounge which has conveniences such as couches, chairs, tables, and the like. This lounge is usually used for activities such as card games and lounging. Schnader First also the site of the Passing of the Duck.
Schnader is extremely humid, especially in the basement, and in 07.2, the damp climate in Schnader caused many students to develop a cold which became known as "The Schnade" or "Schnades." This quickly spread to the rest of campus. Despite the obvious and visible mold (one girl found a covering of mold in her trashcan that was over an inch thick) in the Schnader showers and dorms, no staff member has admitted mold as a possibly culprit. The (known) symptoms of the Schnade include a runny nose, sneezing, coughing, coughing up blood, vomiting, a bad sore throat, and a bad British accent. However, cases of pinkeye, pneumonia, chicken pox, sinus infections, and insomnia among the student body have also been attributed to the Schnade.
Thomas
Thomas alternates between being a student dorm and a staff dorm; the presence of the administration office also seems to vary. In recent years, Thomas has housed both administration and students. It has a downstairs co-ed lounge which contains a collection of newly-installed furniture. This lounge previously hosted the Passing of the Duck, but this event has been moved to Schnader.
The dorms in Thomas are organized into suites with accompanying lounges. Both double and single rooms branch off of these lounges, and there are typically three rooms per suite. These lounges are excellent for sleepovers and fort-building, such as the aptly named Fort Homoerotica in 2nd Thomas. In 06.2, Passionfruit Juice was kept chilled in an empty room on 2nd Thomas.
Marshall/Buchanan
In 05.2, there was one boy's hall in Buchanan basement, an icky, icky hall which was being cleaned with poisonous gases. Eli Petzold was one of the unfortunate "basement rats" in there. Meanwhile, Michael Nixon (who still regards it as the best CTY dorm experience of his life), Zeke Weiner and Will Steinberg, among others, resided on Marshall 3.
In 06.2, this hall was home to Rosie Brown, Beans, Iggy, Jeremy Cockerham, Gavin Cook, Zeke Weiner, Max Wang, and others. Nothing much happened here except for the entirety of the second floor of Marshall watching Jeremy hit himself in the crotch with glowsticks.
Classrooms
Stager Hall
Stager (pronounced Stay-grr, with a hard g) is an academic building at F&M with three floors and a basement. Many humanities classes meet here, and it is usually where the first rounds of Quiz Bowl meet. Furthermore, activities such as chess tournaments, card/board games, and debate frequently meet here. Its facade is largely composed of glass, and many believe it looks a lot like a frog from far away! Stager's frogginess has earned it a variation of the "Wanna buy a duck?" game.
Stager is conveniently located near Jazzman's and the Bookstore. Classes occaisionally use their breaks to buy stuff there. Thus, it is possible for a Stager class taking a break to see members of a class from another building that are using their break to buy smoothies.
Also, it can turn into a super robot (piloted by Nixon and Will of course) if the need arises. STAGERIZEEEE!
Keiper Hall
Some math classes are held here, including the ever-popular Lancasterian favorite, Number Theory (taught by the famous instructors Birdie and Tortoise Session 1, and Pomm and Timmer Session 2).
Many writing courses are also taught in Keiper.
Other Parts of Campus
Arches
In front of the Dining Hall, there are a series of brick arches which provide support and protection from the elements. Many activities, especially those involving crafts, are held here. According to Adam Roush, two CTYers who met on the right side of the Arches (when looking at them from outside) in the 1980's eventually married, which is why the weekend Marriage Booth is always placed on the right side of the Arches. This couple may or may not (honestly, this is uncertain) have held the Duck.
ASFC
The ASFC (Alumni Sports & Fitness Center), sometimes affectionately known by its profane, phonetical pronunciation, is a gym on F&M's campus which CTY students may utilize. Activities such as Swimming are held here. If it rains on a Friday or Saturday, the dance will be moved from the residential Quad in front of the dining hall to here. As terrible as this is, students generally come to a consenus that the ASFC is vastly superior to the Mayser Gym (due to increased ventilation), where rained-out dances have very occasionally been held when the ASFC is being used by craft festivals. The ASFC is also generally the site of beginning-of-session registration, opening ceremonies, the talent show and closing ceremonies/parent conferences.
In 2004, the dining hall was being renovated, so CTYers had to eat all three meals in the ASFC. Further indignity was heaped on the students when, during the second week of the Second Session, a crafts fair was held in the ASFC, forcing the meals to be held in a circus tent on Weis Field. "The Big Top," as it was affectionately known by the administration, was almost universally reviled for its heat, lack of space, and implication that CTYers were like barnyard animals who were merely there to be led to the trough.
During 07.1, the very first dance was "rained" out and held at the ASFC. The next week, the RAs ran a survey by their kids to see if half the remaining dances could be held in the ASFC. A majority voted "yes," so for the rest of that session, the Friday dances were held in the ASFC. This, luckily, has not continued.
Hartman Green
Hartman Green is a (usually) grassy area on the Franklin & Marshall campus. Oftentimes, due to the summer heat and lack of sufficient watering, the grass turns brown. Such an occurrence has been known to cause CTY staff and students to affectionately call the location "Hartman Brown" for the remainder of the summer. Other times, the Green and the accompanying sidewalk are dug up to relay piping, but the area has never been called "Hartman Piping" or "Hartman Hole." It is a popular location for classes to hold breaks and includes numerous walkways for students with bad aim to throw Frisbees over (though doing this will usually get said Frisbee confiscated). Hartman is also the site of the Passionfruit and the Electric Tree, a tree with a power socket installed near the base of the trunk.
At the LAN.05.2 closing ceremony, the History of Disease and Archaeology classes performed a skit titled "The Excavation and Disease Control of Hartman Green."
Jazzman's
Jazzman's is a coffee shop located below the bookstore, right outside of Stager. Most Instructors will take their students to Jazzman's or the Steinman Center coffee shop at least once per session.
Mayser Gym
The other gym that CTYers use besides the ASFC is Mayser Gym. Those who sign up for basketball, volleyball, and some other sports for activities will go here. Occasionally, if a dance is rained out, it will be held here, but only if the ASFC is unavailable.
Due to a near-total lack of ventilation, Mayser is the worst possible dance location. Because of this, a callback in its dishonor was created and added to the end of Sweet Transvestite on the Second Saturday.
Steinman Center
Steinman Center is home to the mailroom, the man with a man with a man with a man for a face for a face for a face, the man with a man with a man for a face for a face, the man with a man for a face, and the man. "Hey Bighead!" also resides in Steinman Center. Aside from these attractions, the building is also host to a coffee shop almost identical to Jazzman's. The large rooms upstairs have hosted indoor tournaments in the past, such as the Super Poker Tournamoker in 05.2.
Weis Field
Weis Field is a large field behind Weis Hall where most of the sports activities and sports tournaments take place. Various classes have been known to go their to conduct experiments that were not as safe for the confines of a classroom.
Other Parts of Not-Campus
TH, FM, AYP. Will finish later.
Food
All students eat in the central cafeteria on campus. There are four lines and four dining rooms. See Alcove and LLRT for information on the groups associated with specific areas of the dining halls.
The features of the cafeteria include:
- Main Line (standard style dorm food, usually meat, veggies, with rice/mashed potatoes, sometimes stir fry)
- Vegetarian Line (generally with pasta, sometimes stir fry or other various foods)
- Grill (burgers, fries, etc.)
- Pizza Station
- Wraps Station
- Soup/Salad Bar
- Cereal
- Soft Serve Machine
- Microwave
- Dessert/Fruit Table
Lancaster is the only peanut-free CTY site. The RAs and most of the student body take this very seriously.
Dining Hall
The Dining Hall once consisted of four main dining rooms. Dining Room 4 was synonymous with the Land of the Large Round Tables, or the LLRT. In 2004, however, the facilities were renovated, and students were forced to trek across the footbridge for meals at the Alumni Sports & Fitness Center.
As of 2004, only three main dining rooms remain in the F&M Dining Hall, in addition to the main entrance area, thus totaling for rooms. The room immediately to the left and right of the entrance (Dining Rooms 2 and 3, respectively) is where food is served, as well as where many students sit. Dining Room 4, two rooms to the right, has been converted into a special-events dining room and is not accessible from the regular dining hall and is thus not counted in the dining room totals. An exception to this general policy occurred during the Last Supper in 2007, when Site Director Brian Bloomfield opened the room for the event.
Dining Room 1, two rooms to the left of the entrance room, is the location of the Alcove, as well as Teh Corner and The Booth, two very nice corner booths, as well as a smattering of tables. In 2007, this area was closed off, along with the beloved Alcove, for Kosherization. The Alcove relocated to a corner of Dining Room 2. In 2008, however, Dining Room 1 was reopened, along with its various protrusions.
History
Lancaster is one of the oldest CTY sites, and as such, has some of the oldest and richest traditions. Although the first OTID (Office of Talent Identification and Development, a former name for CTY) summer program was held at St. Mary's College in 1981, it was held at Lancaster and Carlisle in the following year, and these two sites have been the oldest continuously running CTY sites.
Throughout most of its history, Lancaster has been the largest site at CTY, hosting over 500 students each session. Until the mid-1990s, Lancaster's many courses were organized into five colleges: Humanities (e.g. Logic & Rhetoric, Latin, etc.); Maryland Academy of Sciences (e.g. Astronomy, Marine Ecology, etc.); Pre-Calculus Mathematics; Fast-Paced 7 AP Biology, Chemistry & Physics; and Advanced Math, Computer Science & Misc. Each college was partly autonomous, with its own graduation ceremony, and, starting in 1987, its own t-shirts. Since then, the academic organization has been streamlined into three subject areas (Humanities/Writing, Math/Computer Science, and Science) with a single graduation ceremony.
Because of its size and age, Lancaster has seen numerous student groups and traditions arise; some of these can be seen above.
Courses Offered
Lancaster has had traditionally been a hotspot for math and science courses. It is the only site to offer Number Theory, Theory of Computation, Data Structures and Algorithms, Selected Topics in Advanced Biology, and Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry. Lancaster is one of two sites to offer History of Disease, Archaeology, and Paleobiology, and in 2001, it was the first site to offer Cryptology. Lancaster also offers Fundamentals of Computer Science. Lancaster also has some strong humanities offerings, such as Ancient Greek and Etymologies, though it lacks the breadth of Carlisle in this regard.
Students
This list is ordered by nomore year, and sub-ordered by number of years attended.
- Alex Hoffman - 85.1, 85.2, 86.1, 86.2, 87.1, 87.2, 88.1, 88.2
- Andromeda - 91.1, 91.2, 92.1, 92.2, 93.1, 93.2, 94.1, 94.2
- Dave Park - 94.2, 95.1, 95.2
- Meghan Elledge nee McMullin - 93.2, 95.2, 96.1
- Zannah Merrill - 95.1, 96.1, 98.2
- Lisa Spitalewitz - 96.2, 97-99.both. 02.both RA.
- Daniel Vitolo - 97.2, 98.1, 99.1, 99.2, 00.1, 00.2
- Ken Levin - 98.2, 99.1, 00.1, 01.1
- Aaron "Ferret" Feldman - 99.2, 00.2, 01.2
- Adam Roush - 01.1
- Diana Hsu - 01.2, 02.1
- Daniel Ehrenberg - 03.1
- Elizabeth Fong - 01.1, 02.1, 03.1
- Noah Tucker - 00.1, 02.1, 03.1
- Grace Ha - 01.2, 02.1, 03.1
- Sarah Guan - 03.1, 04.1
- Abigail Hoglund - 04.2
- Lilly Chen - 03.2, 04.2
- Nathaniel Stevens - 02.2, 03.2, 04.2
- Mindy Or - 05.1
- (Michael) Nixon - 02.2, 03.2, 04.2, 05.2
- Phil Gunn - 05.2
- Wendy Lin - 06.1
- Chris Tian - 06.1
- Dharun Ravi - 06.1
- Amy Garland- 06.1
- Lena Batchan - 06.2
- Alexa Keizur - 06.2
- Angus LIU - 06.2
- Bowie Reilly - 06.2
- Jordan Goldstein - 06.2
- Jeff Odell - 06.2
- Danica Liongson - 06.2
- Christine Larson - 06.2
- Courtney Smith - 05.2, 06.2
- Peter B. Rexxa - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2, (08.2)
- Shea Levy - 04.2, 05.2, 06.2
- Rachel Todd - 04.2, 05.2, 06.2
- Christian Burnette - 04.2, 05.2, 06.2
- Jeff Sachs - 04.2, 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Jonathan Sussman (a.k.a. JW) - 03.2, 04.2, 05.2, 06.2
- Elena Karras - 06.1, 07.1
- David Gao- 06.1, 07.1
- David Fantarella- 04.1 (JHU), 06.1, 07.1
- Christopher Geissler- 06.1, 07.1
- Nora Castle - 05.1, 06.1, 07.1
- Dan Salvato - 05.1, 06.1, 07.1, 08.1
- Zev Hurwich - 04.1, 05.1, 06.1, 07.1
- Starr Z. Chen- 05.1, 06.1, 07.1
- Claire Merriman-07.2
- Phoebe Gould-07.2
- Josh Frumkin - 07.1, 07.2
- Emma Phillips - 06.2, 07.2
- Rebecca "Chris" Kotsonis - 06.2, 07.2
- Yulia Korovikov - 06.2, 07.2
- Ariel Hyre- 06.2, 07.2
- Maddy Jennewein - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Will Steinberg - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Zeke Weiner - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Max Wang - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Eli Petzold - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Anna Moss - 05.1, 06.2, 07.2
- Jenny Sun - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Siri Maley - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Bobby Rua - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2, 08.2
- Bergit Uhran- 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Harriet Weaver- 05.2, 06.2, 07.2
- Jeremy Cockerham - 05.1, 06.1, 06.2, 07.2
- Magdalena "Laney" Newhouse - 04.2, 05.2, 06.1, 06.2, 07.2
- EB Saldana - 05.2, 06.2, 07.2, 08.?
- Ariane Turley - 06.2, 07.2, 08.2?
- Ben Horkley - 06.2, 07.2, 08.2?
- Gabe Murchison - 06.1, 07.1, 08.1?
- Dan Deng - 05.1, 07.2, 8.2?
- Austin Penner- 07.2, 08.2?
- David Feldheim - 07.2, 08.2?
- Wendy Li - 07.2, 08.2?
- Charlie McGeorge - 06.1, 07.2, 08.2, 09.2
