Rory O'hollaren. Rory is a part of the first co-ed class at deep springs, an alternative (and highly competitive to get into) college in the high desert of Eastern California, which was all men before this past year. The school has less than 30 students across two grades, and in addition to academics, students take part in a labor program and in self governance - they hire the faculty, they review student performance, and they handle most of the admissions process. I have for several years now had a fascination with this school, and so it was great to speak with Rory, who is a really inquisitive and thoughtful person, about her experience there this first year.