By Brigid Pfeifer
“A Place to Think.” This is the non-Latin motto that Bard College has gone by since its inception in 1860. For over one hundred and fifty years, this phrase has encouraged all Bardians to Take At Least a Second Out of Their Day and Actually Use Their Brains for Once as a Useful Tool™. However, as the Class of 2022 comes in, one professor is attempting to exceed the recommended time limit. According to several anonymous sources, the maverick professor is asking their students to take the ultimate risk: ten minutes. One student tells the Bardvark, “My professor thinks that we’re way too influenced by media, ‘such as TV and the internet,’ as well as the younger generation that’s all around us. He says that if we’re able to think freely for ten minutes every day, we’ll be able to come up with more original and innovative ideas that will benefit us in the long run. That’s what his Twitter bio says, at least.” Others in the class say that the professor wants to continue what he calls the “Bardian Underground Arts Movement.” Many students have participated in this so-called movement, with some forming punk rock bands and others creating art installations based on the “Tragedy of Daily Life,” such as when one person stepped on an ant. And yet, most professors are a no-show at these events (or so we think). While the students in this particular L&T section have declined to give the professor’s name, rumors say that it’s none other than Leon Botstein.
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