Pop Culture
In 2017's The Meyerowitz Stories, Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller wrestled on this part of campus
What is South Lawn?
Of the two SLC students that went on to make Star Wars, this one actually graduated
Who is JJ Abrams?
Sarah Lawrence was a women’s college until this year
What is 1968?
The capital of New York; it’s a regional dialect
The capital of Utah (the *other* SLC)
What is Salt Lake City?
SLC’s own stinkmaster69@alumni.sarahlawrence.edu is from this show
What is Parks and Rec?
Alice Walker ‘65 studied poetry, but eventually won a Pulitzer for this work of fiction
What is The Color Purple?
In Hill house, these two letters denote the suites at the very ends of each hallway
What are E and K?
NYC is the only place in the US with this specific traffic law
What is no right on red?
This term refers to completely ignoring people on campus
What is Sarah Lawrencing
Charles Boyle, a detective on Brooklyn 99, was a Sarah Lawrence legend for his prowess at this niche sport
This alumnus studied puppetry at SLC before becoming a comedy actor and horror director.
Who is Jordan Peele?
The faculty dining room in Bates was once used as a miniature facility for this sport
What is basketball?
Statistically, there is higher chance of a New Yorker doing this to you than a shark
What is biting?
Crypsis, or the ability to avoid detection, is a theory for the appearance of these SLC critters
What are black squirrels?
A 2017 film set in Sacramento; “Do you know if Sarah Lawrence is actually in New York?”
What is Lady Bird?
NPR considers this “buster’s” 2012 commencement speech to be one of the best ever
Who is Adam Savage?
The Sarah Lawrence motto: “Wisdom, with (this)”
What is Understanding?
The 5 boroughs of New York
What are the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island?
Joseph Campbell supposedly kept his falcons in this campus building
What is the Teahouse?
Unorthodox, a 4-part Netflix miniseries from 2020, is based on this alumna’s autobiography
Who is Deborah Feldman?
This alumnus’s resume includes Seinfeld, Law & Order: SVU, Stranger Things, Marvelous Ms. Maisel, Ella Enchanted, Psych, and 3 Studio Ghibli movies
Who is Cary Elwes?
Sarah Lawrence was once rumored to be merging with this university
What is Princeton?
Some say this ingredient is what makes NY pizza and bagels better than anywhere else
What is NY tap water?
In the 2009 short film, “S*%t Sarah Lawrence Kids Say,” the SLC soccer team loses to this school
What is the CIA/Culinary Institute?