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Scanning the table, Vahey spotted another item: a car fob attached to a Buckingham Browne & Nichols lanyard. \u201cThat\u2019s my friend\u2019s key fob!\u201d Sure enough, a followup email from Vahey reported that her friend has since claimed the found fob. Fabulous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Depending on how you count it, there are either 19 lost items for this installment, or 17 lost and two found:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eyeglasses<\/strong>, Warby Parker, for mild nearsightedness in the Keene style, a \u201cbeach\u201d frame for women<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book<\/strong>, Collected Stories<\/em>, by Franz Kafka, which, according to the introduction by Gabriel Josipovici, \u201cgives us food we need.\u201d The author \u201cwill not be forgotten as long as there are books to read and human beings to read them.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Key<\/strong>, Real brand, for a bike lock (claimed by Elliott Vahey!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Canvas tote bag<\/strong>, with the Green Dot logo of the college\u2019s bystander intervention program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Car fob<\/strong>, Hyundai brand, with Buckingham Browne & Nichols lanyard (claimed!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book<\/strong>, Dangerous Speech: A Social History of Blasphemy in Colonial Mexico<\/em>, by Javier Villa-Flores<\/a>, a systematic exploration of blasphemy as a social phenomenon in 16th- and 17th-century Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book<\/strong>, Other People\u2019s Myths: The Cave of Echoes,<\/em> by Wendy Doniger O\u2019Flaherty, who \u201cholds the hope that by learning and appreciating the myths of others<\/a>, Westerners might bypass the bloodless cynicism of so much contemporary thought and \u2018skim close to the ground of the human heart.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oral dam,<\/strong> Satin brand, grape flavored, \u201cthe only oral dam on the market with a hermetically sealed pack.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The dam was among handouts \u2014 condoms, dams, lube, stickers, brochures \u2014 and presentations during Sex Week<\/a>, April 28\u2013May 1, an education and awareness program run by student Peer Health Educators, with support by Residence Life and Health Education, that seeks to normalize conversations and communication about sex, with a strong focus on inclusivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Charger<\/strong>, USB to lightning cable, Apple brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bottled water,<\/strong> Ascend brand, sourced from \u201cprotected springs in Peterborough, N.H., Red Hook, N.Y., Plympton, Mass., and\/or Somers, Conn.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n By Maine law, sellers of bottled water must include, on the label, \u201cwords that, without the use of abbreviations or acronyms, identify the name and geographic location of the water body, well, or public water supply from which the water was obtained.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Earrings<\/strong>, assorted<\/p>\n\n\n\n Black knit glove<\/strong>, single<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact lens case<\/strong>, empty<\/p>\n\n\n\n Book<\/strong>, Looking Good: College Women and Body Image<\/em>, 1875-1930<\/em>, by Margaret A. Lowe, who draws on student diaries, letters, and other materials to examine the ways college women at Cornell University, Smith College, and Spelman College regarded their own bodies during the period.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Water bottle<\/strong>, Contigo brand<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jacket<\/strong>, <\/em>black quilted, Weatherproof Vintage brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Face mask<\/strong>, by Eliel, creator of \u201cbest of the best high-performance cycling gear on the planet.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Book<\/strong>, Spanish Inquisition<\/em>: <\/em><\/strong>A Historical Revision<\/em>, by Henry Kamen, which one reviewer says<\/a> takes \u201crelativism and apology too far\u201d by claiming that the notorious tribunal \u201chad little interest in cruelty and often attempted to temper justice with mercy.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-05-10-10.39.43_final.jpg\")
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