New printer

In response to multiple student requests, the SSC is getting a first printer and, at least for the first year, we will offer (dare I say it?) free printing.

The plan is set the default printing settings in the SSC to print double-sided and to use an eco-font. Students are welcome to use the printer, but advised to use it mostly for their own papers and assignments and not for printing readings from class. Not only is this not environmentally sustainable, but it is also not financially feasible!

Enjoy!

 

Pictures of the SSC, circa 1930

The room that now houses the Social Science Center used to be Trinity's original library and was occupied as such until the library moved to its first free-standing building in 1952 (where it still stands today).  In case you are curious, this is what it used to look like (courtesy of Peter Knapp at the Trinity College Archives in the Watkinson):

Most of the book shelves lining the sides of the room are long gone, but they still remain in the corners.  I love the light shining through the east window!

The SSC gets its URL

There is nothing that motivates a person more to finish a website than to get a new URL for it. I really shouldn't share this until my website has some real, useful content, but here it is anyway: http://www.trincoll.edu/ssc/. This actually points to another, off-campus server where the website is hosted, but that is fine with me!

The first week of classes

The first week of classes at Trinity have come and gone, and I feel that all I have accomplished thus far--at least as far as the new Social Science Center--is installing my new lamps:



The SSC can't be open at night (at least not yet), but I'm hoping these will be useful once winter really hits and it starts getting dark in Connecticut around 4:00.

Early pics of the Social Science Center

Quite fortuitously, I have received a room, and this room, deities willing, will become a Social Science Center (what that means and for whom it means something remains to be defined). But for now, some pictures. This is one of the corners at the north end of the room. The books are from a recently retired Political Science Professor. They chairs are have handles on the back and are full mobile (back legs are wheels). They match another six chairs not in view:



We have had two dual-boot computers installed and locked down to tables. These have all the lab software installed on them. We are also have--wait for it....---wireless!