the kitchen and servery that expands the capacity of the dining halls in both Morse and Stiles. Cheers "Morse, Morse, hung like a horse!" "Dot dot, dash dash, we're Morse college, kiss our axe!" (in reference to Morse code and the battle axe that is part of Morse's shield) "Dit dot dit, rah rah Morse!" "Morse always wins!" Official cheer The historical cheer of Morse College is a rendition of "Happy Birthday" to Samuel Morse, followed by the repetition of "Morse, Morse, hung like a horse" six times, then concluding with "Morse Always WINS!" Notable alumni Nancy Caffyn, former Mayor of South Windsor, Connecticut and a former member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robert Dow (1987), Rhodes scholar and US District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois Allan Heinberg (1989), co-creator of The OC, writer for The Gilmore Girls, Sex and the City, etc. Sada Jacobson, 2004 Olympic bronze and 2008 silver (individual) and bronze (team) medal winner for sabre fencing Fran Kranz, actor from "Cabin in the Woods", Dollhouse, and "Death of a Salesman" Robert C. Lieberman, political scientist and provost of Johns Hopkins University Bronson Pinchot, actor portraying Balki in Perfect Strangers Clay Shirky, writer on the social and political impact of the Internet Frank Shorter, Olympic gold medalist and famed runner Louise Story, New York Times investigative reporter Douglas Warner, former Chairman, J.P. Morgan Wilhelmina Wright (1986), Associate Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Allison Williams, actress from Girls Jeremiah Quinlan, Yale College Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Ben Silbermann, CEO and co-founder of Pintrest Kevin Olusola, cellist, beatboxer, saxophonist, songwriter, producer, and singer. Olusola is best known as the beatboxer of the Grammy award-winning vocal band Pentatonix. Jennifer Beals, actress and Golden Globe Award nominee. Trivia The Morse courtyard was home to two well known sculptures - Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks by Claes Oldenburg and a piece by J. Seward Johnson. The Johnson sculpture was removed during the renovations. Morse's mascot is the walrus, because in French le morse translates to walrus. A student in Morse is known as a "Morsel," also the name of the small cafe ("Buttery") in Morse's common room. Durfee Hall was featured in Gilmore Girls. Morse College won the Yale College Freshman Olympics in 2012 and 2013. References External links Morse College website Residential colleges of Yale University University and college dormitories in the United States Eero Saarinen