This one is going on the calendar for sure:
Will Shortz
Location: Chemistry 402
Date and Time: Wednesday April 2, 2008, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM (EST)Description: Come see Will Shortz, crossword editor of The New York Times whose puzzles appear in the Cavalier Daily. He is puzzle master for NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” and founder of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Along with writing/editing more than 150 books, Will Shortz is the subject of the acclaimed 2006 documentary “Wordplay.” A graduate of UVa Law School, class of 1977, he also holds the world’s only college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles.
Contact Information
Kate Becker
757.567.4571
klb6y@virginia.edu
Yeah, yeah, UVA Law School — but guess where he got that degree in Enigmatology? My alma mater!
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My mom is dying to see Shortz in person. She has such a huge crush on him.
She and I might be kindred spirits. Does she also crush on Michael Kinsley?
Or Wallace Shawn?
Yeah, bay-bee!
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