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...real life, Sadej was genuinely interested in the boy addressed in her posted. But in real life, she did not want to approach him. So online, in the safe venue that Toor created, she expressed her feelings. Though Sadej never received a response—she doubts whether she even ever caught her mystery man’s attention—she maintains that she is glad she wrote the post...
...this manner, collegiality and individuality exist in tension, for the truly sovereign student does not need the input of his fellow classmates. Harvard, as a result, will tolerate but remain uncomfortable with an approach that emphasizes interdepenence, since collaborative efforts have as their logical prerequisite a common understanding or goal. Prefrosh and students are alike in this respect in that however long students remain on campus, a community of learning never coalesces around a shared pursuit...
...Harvard approach to student life is motivated by a strong individualism that enervates attempts to establish a community, since the idea of community requires that each of us not make college life “whatever you choose it to be” and instead identify a common end as worth pursuing, whether that’s in or outside of the classroom. It’s for this reason that college undergraduates are no wiser than prefrosh—spending time here doesn’t really tell each individual what Harvard life is all about. Instead...
...He’s done a great job,” Tillman said. “He’s a guy who is very consistent in terms of his approach and his demeanor. He never seems to get rattled… and he is very, very intelligent when it comes to the athletic IQ… His versatility is really important to us, and it certainly has helped us so far this year...
...even amidst his contemplations of selfhood and subjectivity, Williams also continually returns to the vivid observations that give his work such buoyancy. In “Riot,” Williams evokes the music of dawn’s approach after a tumultuous, sleepless night: “The first dawn crows / sound like humans imitating crows, / but hungrier than crows, or more afraid. / The rising light gilds / then slashes red the fallow fields.” Throughout “Wait,” Williams consistently reveals perceptions of the world unique to his own alert senses...