tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post8073945910826723009..comments2023-11-02T08:38:24.838-04:00Comments on Star of Davida: On Being a FreshmanTalia bat Pessihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17676034506997700803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-38510786799737119132013-05-17T15:09:25.813-04:002013-05-17T15:09:25.813-04:00When doing research for this post, I noticed that ...When doing research for this post, I noticed that a lot of women's colleges use "first year" rather than "freshman." I guess that makes sense, but it would be great if "first year" was more commonly used. And it would be especially epic because, I mean, HOGWARTS.Talia bat Pessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676034506997700803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-61862681356024470522013-05-17T15:06:03.008-04:002013-05-17T15:06:03.008-04:00I believe "fresher" is the term used in ...I believe "fresher" is the term used in the UK. It is a good, gender-neutral alternative!Talia bat Pessihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676034506997700803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-76326963532234230382013-05-17T14:51:22.769-04:002013-05-17T14:51:22.769-04:00Barnard uses the term "first year." It&#...Barnard uses the term "first year." It's like Hogwarts :)(By the way I don't know where you plan on going to college but you would love Barnard - great Jewish community and great feminist pride).Nerd With A Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334907188693710108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386410890156552579.post-85101284144958027732013-05-16T00:07:15.733-04:002013-05-16T00:07:15.733-04:00I once saw the term "fresher" used in a ...I once saw the term "fresher" used in a novel to describe first year college students of either gender. After reading that I called myself a fresher all through my first year of high school, much to my family's dismay.Jayniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01309030329824284865noreply@blogger.com