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...13th century, Mongolia was the center of the uncivilized world. United by Genghis Khan in 1206 with the aim of conquering all known lands, the delinquent barbarians of the Eastern Steppes pulverized living standards from the Pacific to the Mediterranean in two generations. Today, something of the legacy of Genghis endures. Frigid winters and parched summers have reduced the once proud nomads to medieval poverty, fighting for the survival of their traditional way of life. And although full-time herding may be dying out, riding the stocky ponies that were the panzers of Genghis' galloping blitzkrieg is still the best...
...last and arguably the best option is to build a 13th House. Many Houses are so large that few residents know everyone in their own year, let alone in the whole House. House community could be greatly strengthened by decreasing the populations of the largest Houses and assigning 20 extra students, as well as the 118 "overcrowding" students, to a new House. A 13th House would ensure that no Harvard student misses the strong House spirit and adequate room space that contribute to a healthy and fulfilling college life...
...order to meet the needs of increasingly savvy consumers of higher education (for whom suites with one less bedroom than the number of occupants are declasse), the College already has looked into expanding the size of its "overflow" housing in DeWolfe, pondered the feasibility of building a 13th House, and even hired a consultant to figure out if current space in the Houses is being used efficiently...
...When [Assistant] Coach [Dustin] DeNunzio '99 was a freshman, Harvard finished 13th out of fourteen teams at Easterns," Picarsic said. "That was seven years...
Senior Ed Baker, whose 8:07:04 NCAA-qualifying time in the 3000 was unrightfully disqualified at Heps last week, ran 8:24.72 in the 3000 preliminaries on Saturday. That placed him 13th in the field, less than a second short of the top-12 finish he needed to qualify for another chance in the finals...