Morse College
| Morse College | |
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| Established | 1961 |
| Sister House | Mather House |
| Master | Prof. Frank Keil |
| Graduates | ? |
| Undergraduates | ? |
Morse College is a residential college at Yale University, built in 1961 by Eero Saarinen. It is adjacent to Ezra Stiles College.
The current Master is Frank Keil, Professor of Psychology and Professor of Linguistics. Associate Master is Kristi Lockhart. Following the Spring 2005 semester, former Dean Rosemary Jones stepped down. Dean Alexandra Dufresne assumed Morse's decanal responsibilities in the Fall 2005 semester.
Notable alumni
- Sada Jacobson - 2003 Olympic Bronze medal winner for sabre fencing
- Allan Heinberg - Co-creator of The OC, writer for The Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, etc., 1989
- Joseph Lieberman - US Senator, D-CT, 1964
Cheers
- "Morse, Morse, Hung like a horse!"
- "Dot dot, dash dash, we're Morse college, kiss our axe!" (in reference to Morse code and the battle axe that is part of Morse's shield)
Trivia
- The Morse courtyard is home to two well known sculptures - Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks by Claes Oldenburg and a piece by J. Seward Johnson.
- Morse's mascot is the walrus, because in French le morse translates to walrus.
- A student in Morse is known as a "Morsel," also the name of the small cafe ("Buttery") in Morse's common room.
Description
On the outside, Morse's bleak stone structure adds to its reputation as an ugly step-sister to Yale's other residential colleges. However, the college provides several amenities to its resident "Morsels." The fourteen-story main tower provides an inspiring view of all of New Haven. The common room's decorations include air hockey, pool, ping-pong, foosball, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, and a big-screen tv. Morse Happy Hour is held approximately every week, providing free beverages for the college community. Some Morse students would claim that the dismal architecture leads to closer bonds among students, while others have expressed a great deal of dissatisfaction with both the college's architecture and its social atmosphere.
Morse is known for being designed in a decidedly modern manner, to contrast with Yale's other colleges (Silliman College, Branford College, and Saybrook College in particular). Towards this effect, it is rumored that Morse's stone architecture contains "no right angles."
Morse has an adjacent "twin" residential colllege named "Ezra Stiles" which is architecturally similar and built at the same time.
External link
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