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GIBSON GIRL: …NEXT on our CAMPUS TOUR, we’ll visit the MAVIS P. JOHNSON LEARNING CENTER.

FATHER: “Learning center?”
GIBSON GIRL: It’s like a–what other schools might call a BUILDING, except instead of classrooms, it’s got MODULES.
For example, the JANICE S. BYERTON ARTS & LETTERS MODULE, the LAWRENCE N. SANDERS MODULE FOR MUSIC, the CHESTER & DORIS CODBERG MODULE FOR THE STUDY OF MODULAR EDUCATION.
VERY popular module.

GIBSON GIRL: Do you know your MAJOR HERMAN B. BELKNAPP MAJOR yet?
FATHER: We’re still undecided.
GIBSON GIRL: Great–so let me show you the WILFRED Q. & BARBARA K. WADDLESWORTH-STOATES RETREAT FOR ACADEMIC CONTEMPLATION & PERSONAL SELF-ACTUALIZATION!

[[The “retreat” is a chair perched on top of a stool, with a plaque leaning against it.]]
STUDENT: I want to major in Making Inscribed Plaques.
GIBSON GIRL: VERY big industry right now.

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GIBSON GIRL: ...NEXT on our CAMPUS TOUR, we'll visit the MAVIS P. JOHNSON LEARNING CENTER.

FATHER: "Learning center?"
GIBSON GIRL: It's like a--what other schools might call a BUILDING, except instead of classrooms, it's got MODULES.
For example, the JANICE S. BYERTON ARTS & LETTERS MODULE, the LAWRENCE N. SANDERS MODULE FOR MUSIC, the CHESTER & DORIS CODBERG MODULE FOR THE STUDY OF MODULAR EDUCATION.
VERY popular module.

GIBSON GIRL: Do you know your MAJOR HERMAN B. BELKNAPP MAJOR yet?
FATHER: We're still undecided.
GIBSON GIRL: Great--so let me show you the WILFRED Q. & BARBARA K. WADDLESWORTH-STOATES RETREAT FOR ACADEMIC CONTEMPLATION & PERSONAL SELF-ACTUALIZATION!

[[The "retreat" is a chair perched on top of a stool, with a plaque leaning against it.]]
STUDENT: I want to major in Making Inscribed Plaques.
GIBSON GIRL: VERY big industry right now.

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{{Alt-text: so...private school, huh?}}

so...private school, huh?

#424; Welcome to College

  — July 11th, 2008

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Applications open for Genius Northwest – an IRL gaming competition

May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

It’s a reality show without the cameras — a 3-day, all-inclusive weekend retreat structured around a series of challenges and puzzles, in which personalities and dealmaking matter as much as playing games.

It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

Learn more — and apply — at GeniusNW.com.


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