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...before his freshman year he started to doubt that Princeton’s pastoral setting was ideal for a teenager used to the bustle of New York City. Weeks before school began, Greene called a Harvard dean and asked for his spot back.Harvard gave him just one week to accept, and this time, Greene was certain he made the right choice.Eero P. Simoncelli ’84, Greene’s roommate of three years, insisted that in college he and Greene were not stereotypical physics nerds—they showered regularly—and though they were...
...quick-fix to placate the masses—like those one-size-fits-all T-shirts doled out to the summer camp brat pack—than a sensitive economic instrument. But that only speaks to the confusion at the capitol and to our continued willingness to accept with hope whatever’s given...
...what we’ve been trained to do. Kids these days, up on their Pynchon and following “The Wire,” think of the world as studded with allusions, teeming with hidden meanings. We lap up explanations and cure-alls; we accept the experts’ forecasts (never mind that they got us here); we tape on our rose-tinted glasses, cross our fingers, squeeze our eyes shut, and hope with all our hearts for change—the kind we can really believe in. That’s faith, real faith, and it?...
...already struggle with the term bill, was still something that must take place for academic goals to be preserved. This mixing of goals was also apparent in the extending of Harvard’s temporary ban on transfer applicants, when lack of adequate housing ruled out the chance to accept students from a very valuable pool. After all, along with the tuition hike came increased financial aid, one area of University spending that we believe should be prioritized above all else, and thankfully continues to that students from all different backgrounds can attend Harvard. No matter what type of life...
...issue of having an antiquated and exclusive club that would not accept women was certainly a controversial issue,” said Victor G. Freeman ’88 a former member of the Undergraduate Council. One that he said “was not going to sit well” in light of the merger...