The Week contest: No views
This week's question: A proposed $1.5 billion dormitory at the University of California at Santa Barbara, designed by billionaire investor Charlie Munger, is being compared to an 11-story prison because 94 percent of the tiny rooms have no windows. In seven words or fewer, please come up with a snappy slogan to persuade students to move into "Dormzilla."
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THE WINNER: "We make education pane-less"
Gerald Gornik, La Verne, California
SECOND PLACE: "The dorm with no outside distractions"
Terry Murray, Cincinnati
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THIRD PLACE: "See the world after graduation"
George Rose, South Daytona, Florida
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Wisdom doesn't need windows — look inside instead"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
"No panes, know gains"
Walter Smith, Washington, D.C.
"UCSB: Where school is pane-free"
Bill Winslow, Alexandria, Virginia
"Munger Hall: A hive of activity"
Michael Grossman, San Dimas, California
"Welcome to Plato's Cave"
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
"Live in a box. Think outside the box"
Chris Wilhelmi, Chicago
"When you really want to cram"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Interact on a Cellular Level"
Bill Levine, Belmont, Massachusetts
"SPF 100 Guaranteed 24/7/365"
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina
"No views is good news!"
Cheryl Old, San Diego, California
"Bat caves for book worms"
Margaret Lawrence, Eureka, California