Word: adopters
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Following a trend set by Quincy and Cabot Houses earlier this year, Lowell House announced Monday it would adopt universal keycard access on a trial basis for the rest of the semester...
...before you say, "Oh, that will never work!" consider the following. Two studies out in the past two weeks show just how important it is to adopt good eating habits early in life. One study published in Circulation found that children who gain a lot of weight as youngsters develop more risk factors for heart disease as adults. The other study, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that, as a group, black and Hispanic children eat significantly more fat than their white counterparts, which may help explain why heart disease is more prevalent among minority groups. Both...
...Hundred Years of Solitude. Like Garcia Marquez, students abroad attempt to cultivate quiet spaces amidst their surroundings for contemplation. They often adopt a slower, relaxed schedule for the first time. Solitude can provide time for observing one's surroundings and contemplating existential questions, rather than incurring loneliness...
Brian Friedman '00 laments that "it's easier to adopt a small child than to have a party here [in the Currier 10-man suite]. There are all these forms we have to fill out, and the tutors are always around...they always shut it down right at 1 a.m." According to senior Mike Bush '99, however, careful preparation and planning are worthwhile because they result in respectful treatment from administrators. "The administrators are pretty cool about it," he says, "if you're good about being organized and follow all the rules." Bush stresses that the House spirit...
Galluccio also said that Harvard has notresponded to past city council ordinances urgingit to adopt "responsible employer policies." Headded that other Cambridge policies includerequirements that employees earn the prevailingwage, that apprentice programs are offered andthat a certain percent of Cambridge residents,women and minorities are hired...