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...mistake. It’s only later that we realize the better question is whether Harvard was our mistake. Commencement, perhaps, should be the time when we can best answer that question. But at the senior events meant to bind us forever to each other and to our alma mater, I see more than a handful of people I’ve never met, who spent their time here doing things I’ve never tried. In the end, I can only say that there is no single Harvard, and no easy way of answering the question...
...time when we should be most proud of our alma mater, my view of Harvard is substantially tarnished by the way first-years are treated at the College. This treatment is no secret to anyone who has interacted with the FDO, but people outside Cambridge deserve to know how the whole truth, not just the rosy picture put forth by the administration. Everyone on Harvard’s campus knows this goes on, and more people outside of Cambridge should as well...
...During that time, Henderson’s alma mater became subject of much good-natured ribbing from the other FA18 pilots. In the air, fighter pilots identify themselves by a short “call sign.” Henderson’s call sign became “Harv”—short for Harvard. The name stuck...
...Noted "To the C students, I say, you too can be President of the United States." GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, speaking to the graduating class at Yale, his alma mater...
...Like the elitism that she tried to avoid, the demise of Radcliffe further alienated Le Guin from her alma mater...