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There are countless traditions here at TAMS, and by creating this page, we're counting on future generations to keep them alive. Don't fail us.
 
There are countless traditions here at TAMS, and by creating this page, we're counting on future generations to keep them alive. Don't fail us.
  
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=== Academics ===
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* Running to [[seminar]] so that [[Eric L. Gruver|Gruver]] doesn't yell at you
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** "Early is on-time, on-time is late"
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*Card swipes (and frantically telling friends that [[Melissa Minick|Melissa]] is standing threateningly at the entrance with the menacing black box and laptop in her hands)
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=== McConnell Hall ===
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* [[After-Curfew Food|After curfew food]] (brought to you by none other than TCS, or [[TAMS Culinary Society]])
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* Free food at the [[Front Desk|front desk]]
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*[[After-Curfew Food Run|After curfew food runs]] with wing
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*Wing shirts
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*Sleepovers in that friend's room that has a rug
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**Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors are too loud
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**Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors set something on fire
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*Hanging out in the [[A200]] wifi corner after [[curfew]]
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*Staying in your senior mentor's room past roomtime
 
* "Hit me"
 
* "Hit me"
* Running to [[seminar]] so that Gruver doesn't yell at you
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=== Food ===
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* Walmart / Razor Ranch / Sharetea runs
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* Eating at the Taste, Oriental Garden (OG), Chipotle, or [[Denton Square]] for celebrations. Or just because you're sick and tired of eating the same dining hall food for weeks straight.
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*Flocking to [[Bruce Hall|Bruce]] for breakfast after 8 AM bio
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*Bruce Waffle Wednesdays
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*Bruce's birthday celebrations every Wednesday
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**And consequently, cake every Wednesday
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=== Miscellaneous ===
 
* Texas Academy of Misplaced Stuff
 
* Texas Academy of Misplaced Stuff
 
* TAMS W's / TAMS L's. Or as I like to call it, The Duality of Man
 
* TAMS W's / TAMS L's. Or as I like to call it, The Duality of Man
* After curfew food (brought to you by none other than TCS, or [[TAMS Culinary Society]])
 
* Free food at the [[Front Desk|front desk]]
 
 
** Typically, this includes leftover food from school-wide [[events]]
 
** Typically, this includes leftover food from school-wide [[events]]
 
* Cramming onto the [[Discovery Park|D-Park]] bus
 
* Cramming onto the [[Discovery Park|D-Park]] bus
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* Running to CVS
 
* Running to CVS
 
* TAMS Vans
 
* TAMS Vans
* Walmart / Razor Ranch / Sharetea runs
 
* Eating at the Taste, Oriental Garden (OG), Chipotle, or [[Denton Square]] for celebrations. Or just because you're sick and tired of eating the same dining hall food for weeks straight.
 
*Hanging out in the [[A200]] wifi corner after [[curfew]]
 
*Flocking to [[Bruce Hall|Bruce]] for breakfast after 8 AM bio
 
*Bruce Waffle Wednesdays
 
*Bruce's birthday celebrations every Wednesday
 
**And consequently, cake every Wednesday
 
 
* Halloween
 
* Halloween
 
** Free Insomnia Cookies
 
** Free Insomnia Cookies
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** Wing trick-or-treating
 
** Wing trick-or-treating
 
** Bruce Haunted House
 
** Bruce Haunted House
*[[After-Curfew Food Run|After curfew food runs]] with wing
 
*Wing shirts
 
*Sleepovers in that friend's room that has a rug
 
**Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors are too loud
 
 
*Realizing that you forgot your ID when it's lunchtime and sneaking into dining halls by "borrowing" a friend's ID
 
*Realizing that you forgot your ID when it's lunchtime and sneaking into dining halls by "borrowing" a friend's ID
 
*Card swipes (and frantically telling friends that [[Melissa Minick|Melissa]] is standing threateningly at the entrance with the menacing black box and laptop in her hands)
 
 
*Watching movies with friends at the [[Business Leadership Building]] over the weekend
 
*Watching movies with friends at the [[Business Leadership Building]] over the weekend
 
*[[Tabling]] and buying things even though we're all broke
 
*[[Tabling]] and buying things even though we're all broke
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* [[Exec season]]
 
* [[Exec season]]
 
**Bribing friends with printers to print your exec apps because they're due at 11:59 PM but curfew is at 11:00 PM and the computer lab closes at 11:00 PM
 
**Bribing friends with printers to print your exec apps because they're due at 11:59 PM but curfew is at 11:00 PM and the computer lab closes at 11:00 PM
[[Category:Lore]]
 

Revision as of 09:45, 7 February 2021

There are countless traditions here at TAMS, and by creating this page, we're counting on future generations to keep them alive. Don't fail us.

Academics

  • Running to seminar so that Gruver doesn't yell at you
    • "Early is on-time, on-time is late"
  • Card swipes (and frantically telling friends that Melissa is standing threateningly at the entrance with the menacing black box and laptop in her hands)

McConnell Hall

  • After curfew food (brought to you by none other than TCS, or TAMS Culinary Society)
  • Free food at the front desk
  • After curfew food runs with wing
  • Wing shirts
  • Sleepovers in that friend's room that has a rug
    • Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors are too loud
    • Sleeping in a friend's room because neighbors set something on fire
  • Hanging out in the A200 wifi corner after curfew
  • Staying in your senior mentor's room past roomtime
  • "Hit me"

Food

  • Walmart / Razor Ranch / Sharetea runs
  • Eating at the Taste, Oriental Garden (OG), Chipotle, or Denton Square for celebrations. Or just because you're sick and tired of eating the same dining hall food for weeks straight.
  • Flocking to Bruce for breakfast after 8 AM bio
  • Bruce Waffle Wednesdays
  • Bruce's birthday celebrations every Wednesday
    • And consequently, cake every Wednesday

Miscellaneous

  • Texas Academy of Misplaced Stuff
  • TAMS W's / TAMS L's. Or as I like to call it, The Duality of Man
    • Typically, this includes leftover food from school-wide events
  • Cramming onto the D-Park bus
    • Which is especially unfortunate for the sad, sad CS track people during the hot, hot summers
  • Abi Kumar's post-bio cookies (2019-2020)
  • Running to CVS
  • TAMS Vans
  • Halloween
    • Free Insomnia Cookies
    • Discounted Chipotle
    • Wing trick-or-treating
    • Bruce Haunted House
  • Realizing that you forgot your ID when it's lunchtime and sneaking into dining halls by "borrowing" a friend's ID
  • Watching movies with friends at the Business Leadership Building over the weekend
  • Tabling and buying things even though we're all broke
  • Wall of Salt
  • Exec season
    • Bribing friends with printers to print your exec apps because they're due at 11:59 PM but curfew is at 11:00 PM and the computer lab closes at 11:00 PM