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Playing a considerably more relaxed game after halftime, the Crimson was lucky to escape in the shortened match—despite likely being the stronger team. A typical polo match is divided into six, seven-and-a-half minute chukkers, or periods, with three minute breaks??five at halftime—to change horses between frames. The day’s matches featured just four chukkers...
...think that the expected investment and involvement is a lot higher in the PAF system and a lot more explicit,” PAF and former prefect Nicole T. Townsend ’07 says. “Under the prefect system it was just showing up to study breaks??— more cookies and candy than hard-edged academic advice.The truth is that the responsibility implicitly associated with academic advising is enormous. There is no comp process that allows for slow learning through mistakes and success. The seemingly unimportant choices these freshmen make could eventually...
...primary expense associated with hosting a college party is alcohol, which is not allowed at freshman parties. Sure, freshmen could go out and buy a Finale cake to enjoy with a small group of friends. But the UC isn’t in the business of providing scrumptious study breaks??proctors are. The UC party grants are designed to create some semblance of a normal college social life, something that freshman generally cannot provide without violating College regulations. In addition, it should come as little surprise that freshman parties are attended almost exclusively by, well, freshmen. Furthermore...
...departmental classes. They are small, well-taught, and intellectually engaging—if you don’t mind a lot of reading and long discussions around a small table. And don’t worry—even if it puts you to sleep, “bathroom breaks?? to pick up some coffee at the Greenhouse Cafe are just down the hall...
...appears that many people believe that Kaavya Viswanathan should be given a “break.” Well, it appears to me that she has been given more than a few “breaks?? in her life to date, such as a wealthy upbringing, international experience, entry into an Ivy League college, a very lucrative book contract, and an even more lucrative movie deal. I would hazard to say that many people in this world would consider themselves more than lucky to be the recipient of a single one of the above...