Space Jam

March 28, 2021

Space Jam – Full Design

This week, the Nass meditates on home life, hears from Tracy K. Smith, and telescopes space.

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‘Different Tools for Enduring’: An interview with Tracy K. Smith

A Nass writer sits down with the United States Poet Laureate and Princeton Professor to discuss Blackness, the pandemic, and poetry.

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Telescoping Space

To telescope, we begin with 300 words, then slice the word count in half for each successive section. We stop when the numbers stop dividing evenly. Looking around and beyond us, this week we telescope “space.”

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On Deciding Not To Live In A Literal Castle

A first-year student wrestles with the decision to stay at home in a semester with so many students on campus.

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Slanted Perspectives

“The sliver of sunlight, orange, on your curves / I could trace all day”

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Enfleshment

“If the body cares not for itself, / who would care for it? / What is the use / of wasted breath?”

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Verbatim

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Overheard in Lecture

Sci-Fi Professor on Using Screen Share: I've flown too close to the sun. I tried to incorporate technology and now we're burning.

Overheard in Spelman

Roommate 1: Ok, so who's hotter, Putin or Trudeau?

Roommate 2: …

Roommate 3: Why is there a pause??

Overheard in Creative Writing Class

National Book Award Finalist: Why should I write when I could be watching soccer?

Overheard in Class

Speculating Professor: This was 14th century Italy, not exactly the most cheerful time.

Overheard in Seminar

Professor, about Shakespeare: Much ass-licking going on in this play.

Overheard from bathroom stall

Speaker was defecating: What's the generic formula for margin of error again?

Overheard on Canvas

Comp Lit Major: I don't mean to be dramatic, but they quite literally brought me to tears.

Overheard in the Dining Hall

Dad: Are you having a good time at college?

Son: Dad, I'm dating. Isn't that exciting?

Overheard near the SPIA fountain

Graduated COS tech bro, on the relatability of poems: "Yeah, they're like the original memes."

Overheard on the Phone

Stoned graduate, with no job: It's like instead of getting a really awesome sandwich, they just got a Big Mac and put more bread in the middle.

Overheard in religion seminar

Cinematic Prof: Kant’s argument was similar to what’s going on in the Matrix. But I've never actually seen the Matrix. Anyway, that’s what Kant is saying.

Overheard on Snap

Failed Catholic: I don’t fear God enough to stay pescatarian.

Physics Major: I don’t fear God; I fear dark matter.

Overheard at Junbi

Desperate Fellowship Applicant: I raised Aaron Burr’s spirit to finish my research proposal.

Nass Enthusiast: That belongs in the Nass.