Jay Gitilin, CC’ 71 MUS ‘74 GRD ‘82, lecturer in history and associate director of the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders, is trying his hardest to make Canada interesting. He teaches a course on the history of Canada titled “Quebec and Canada: 1791-Present” that features a midterm field trip to a French-Canadian restaurant in Manchester, not to mention a gumbo party to finish off the term. When asked about his unique syllabus additions, Professor Gitlin reflected on his time as an undergraduate at Yale: “I remember being in class, especially in discussion sections, which we all know can be dreadful, and no one wants to talk, and the only ones who do talk are the section assholes.” Gitlin wanted to create a sense of community in class sections. He adds, “Every class I’ve ever taught has done field trips.” And to really get into the French-Canadian spirit, the class takes a trip to a Yale hockey game during the semester, but only after learning the correct pronunciation of select French curse words to scream at the opponents. Max de la Bruyère, DC ’13, who took the class his sophomore year, remembers the course fondly as “one of the most fun classes I’ve taken at Yale.”