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Today, they carry on like an old married couple. Harvard has brought them closer--at home in New York, they live two hours apart; in Mather House, they live on either side of the same bathroom. Christina and Damaris, both literature concentrators, hope to attend law school and become judges. Together. After all, they almost share an identity. "In high school, my adviser, who was also a psychologist, said we were antisocial," Damaris explains. "We have all the same friends, but we do have friends. We just don't have friends by ourselves." When one is asked...

Author: By Lynda A. Yast, | Title: BFF | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

Slowly, I come to my senses. My bare flesh recoils from my icy bathroom tile. I am wearing nothing but my red plaid boxers. There is a putrid stench, but its origin is unclear. Early morning sunlight streams through a window. I bring myself upright and lean against the bathtub. The toilet stands amidst a puddle of vomit. At its sight, I hold back a dry heave. God bless the Hong Kong...

Author: By Jonathan S. Paul, | Title: THE HONG KONG AN ORAL HISTORY | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

...find it hard to get excited about a jobwhere you are certain to take home work everynight, you can only go to the bathroom atspecified times of the day, and everyone (parents,politicians, etc.) complains that you have it easyor make too much money," she said in an e-mailmessage.CrimsonSarah E. HenricksonTEST PREP At the Martin Luther KingJr. school on Putnam Ave., teacher CHERYL T.HAYNES (rear) oversees her eighth graders...

Author: By M. DOUGLAS Omaalley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Questions of Validity Surround Teacher Tests | 2/24/1999 | See Source »

...because they are lazy. Because adults are not so obviously innocent and we assume they have the power to overcome their problems, we despise them for "choosing" to stay poor. We dislike them because they are dirty, not recognizing that Au Bon Pain will not let them use the bathroom. But if they are well groomed, we dislike them too, because they obviously could get a job if they wanted to. Thus, for adults, we often inflate the extent to which they can use their individual agency to overcome structural social barriers. Kids are much easier...

Author: By Alexander T. Nguyen, | Title: Two Truths and a Lie | 2/22/1999 | See Source »

Although workers may occasionally converse with residents, wet work is frequently done alone in the bathroom, which some workers name as a drawback. Instead, they choose dry work for its camaraderie and the friends they make...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: It's Not Just Suds And Mops: Discover Dorm Crew Perks | 2/19/1999 | See Source »

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