Into the Wild

Each summer, incoming students choose from a menu of first-year trips. As of mid-July a record 92 percent of students had enrolled as follows (the number of sections offered for each option is in parentheses):

Hiking (4) 595 Climbing (9) 100 Canoeing (9) 98 Whitewater Kayaking (6) 60 Biking and Hiking (2) 48 Flatwater Kayaking (6) 40 Nature Writing & Painting (5) 38 Fishing (3) 26 Nature Photography (4) 25 Organic Farming (3) 21 Trailwork (2) 16 Horseback Riding (2) 10