CAMBRIDGE, MA – It’s concentration declaration day, and sophomore Elle Friedman is still just as confused as she was at the academic fair—the VISITAS academic fair, which took place two years ago.  With no other option in sight, this Thursday Friedman declared a thumb war. 

“It just seemed like the right thing to do,” said Friedman, moving her right thumb side to side repeatedly, “it was the first thing that popped into my head when I thought about declaring something.”  Friedman then started moving her left thumb side to side repeatedly, explaining, “This isn’t a nervous habit, I’m just exploring my concentration.” 

Friedman believes she’s off the hook for at least another semester.  “I technically declared with the department of the Classics, and they’ll seriously take anybody,” Friedman said.  “Under my plan of study I just wrote ‘one, two, three, four, I declare a thumb war’ and then I put ‘five, six, seven, eight, open up the thumb gate’ where it asks for DUS approval.”  Friedman further clarified that she hasn’t been in contact with her advisor since Study Card Day, and he still thinks she’s pre-med. 

When asked to respond to Friedman’s application, the department of the Classics exclaimed that they are so happy to welcome Elle, and they are excited to accommodate her interest in classic warfare, like that of the thumb.   

“I’ve known my thumbs for a long time, I’m comfortable with my thumbs,” Friedman stated.  She shouted: “In a thumb war, there are no requirements, only electives!”

At press time, Friedman could be seen at the Annenberg declaration party posing in the photo-booth.  Her friends were holding up signs with “CS,” “Government,” and “English,” and she was holding up her thumbs.