From a famous Caltech card stunt at the Rose Bowl to the recapturing of a purloined cannon, Caltech has a long and storied history of carrying out this innocuous mischief. Many of these feats are now chronicled in Legends of Caltech III: Techer In the Dark, which is available at the Caltech Bookstore for $12.95. It can also be ordered online at http://www.bookstore.caltech.edu/CALTECH/DEFAULT.ASP.
Published by the Caltech Alumni Association, Legends III picks up where Legends of Caltech and More Legends of Caltech left off, and also successfully captures some of the lesser-known tales of Caltech pranking dating back to the 1950s.
The Legends of Caltech series contains a collection of first-hand accounts and remembrances of high jinks past, compiled by the Herculean efforts of a handful of alumni. This latest installment, edited by alums Autumn Looijen ('99) and Mason A. Porter ('98), illuminates Caltech student life and the schemes that often stemmed from late-night study sessions fueled by donuts and caffeine.
Colorful escapades described in Legends III include pranks ranging from the elaborate to the simple: reprogramming fellow classmates' clocks to run backwards; reengineering a building elevator to consistently deliver passengers two floors below where they wanted to go; or freezing a dormitory hallway floor to create a rink for "alley broom ball" (ice hockey a la Caltech).
Legends and More Legends were released in 1983 and 1989, respectively, and have remained popular tomes of wisdom for students who themselves aspire to become "legends." Legends III now joins this illustrious company.
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Written by Deborah Williams-Hedges