Wintersession 2015: Plenty of Learning, Packed Into a Week

Don Wilson ’15, of the Black Arts Company: Dance, leads students in a hip-hop routine.

Don Wilson ’15, of the Black Arts Company: Dance, leads students in a hip-hop routine.

Mary Hui ’17

Published Jan. 21, 2016

About 1,000 students pursued studies of a different sort as the Undergraduate Student Government offered 65 courses during Wintersession — the week between semesters at the end of January. Topics ranged from the cerebral (Bulgarian 101, Scrabble Strategy) to the sensory (Asian Desserts and Delicacies, Haitian Cooking) to the physical (Parkour and Freerunning, The Art of Bodybuilding). Here’s a sampling.

Michelle Park ’16 leads a belly-dance session.

Michelle Park ’16 leads a belly-dance session.

Allie Wenner

Joe Rummanthorn ’18, left, learns to aim a punch from taekwondo instructor Matthew Weinberg, a postdoc.

Joe Rummanthorn ’18, left, learns to aim a punch from taekwondo instructor Matthew Weinberg, a postdoc.

Mary Hui ’17

Texas Hold ’em instructor Rachel Roberts ’16.

Texas Hold ’em instructor Rachel Roberts ’16.

Mary Hui ’17

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