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Ballou Hall Trivia
100

Took place at the boathouse

What is the Team Retreat

100

This calendaring system would win out amongst the Provost's Office crowd, much to the chagrin of other offices on campus.

What is Zoom?

100

Good luck coordinating these 4 people for a meeting.

Who are the Vice Provosts?

100

This food is most likely to get you passive-aggressively shamed for its lingering odor after microwaving.

What is fish?

100

When someone in Ballou inevitably mutters "something smells weird" it can usually be attributed to this non-human source.

Who are the mice?

200

Temperatures vary!

What is Women's Leadership Meetings or Cabot

200

When on a Zoom call, this is the sound you hear right after you say, “Can everyone hear me?”

What is "You're on mute."?

200

It is frequently asked that one coordinates no more than 4 of these in a meeting but no less than 2.

Who are the deans?

200

Is guaranteed to feed you like an Italian Nonna if you have a meeting in their office.

Who is Colleen?

200

The "fancy" restroom we make sure we send our guests and candidates to. 

What is the 3rd floor bathroom?

300

Possibly the hardest space to book on the Somerville/Medford campus, yet we all want it.

What is the Lantern Room?

300

Has the simplest expense reports but asks the most amount of questions about how to fill it out.

Who is Melissa?

300

It’s the most common meeting length when you’re not sure how long something will take.

What is 30 minutes?

300

Ordering from here often requires "dressing on side"

What is Life Alive?

300

The most frequent thing to break down in Ballou Hall.

What is the elevator?

400

The only event in memory that required the ordering of special glasses.

What is the Solar Eclipse Watch Party?

400

Guaranteed to ask to see the tallies for our event RSVPs.

Who is Colleen?

400

This is the universally dreaded time for meetings to be added to your calendar at the last minute. 

What is Friday afternoons?

400

It's best to order sandwiches from here!

What is Dave's Fresh Pasta?

400

The friendly faces that greet us every morning as we enter Ballou Hall. 

Who are Sam, Ryan, Peterson?

500

Hotong Cafe, The Sink, The Tower Cafe, Kindlevan Café

What are coffee options close to Ballou 

500

Always wants to be a cohost.

Who is Augusta?

500

This is what you say when your manager asks for a last-minute meeting with a VIP who's out of office.

What is "I'll see what I can do" (while silently screaming)?

500

These "better not be stale."

What are the pastries?

500

Long before the Coolidge Room became the place in Ballou where all the big meetings take place, it served this function for the university.

What is the building's chapel?