That mysterious, feared affliction known as the freshman 15 is entirely misunderstood. "[T]he most obvious problem with collegiate calorie counting, that studying Kierkegaard or Conrad after a dinner of seitan and soy chips would render even robust stomachs seasick, sometimes outright ill."
Posted on October 9, 2006
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