Word: campus
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...spent some time living in Quincy House as well, but compared to living on campus, living in the Co-ops was a much more relaxed atmosphere,” Steven D. Pizer ’85 said. “It was like leaving school and going home everyday, which was a nice thing...
Since 1985, the atmosphere has changed, as transfer students are no longer required to be affiliated with Dudley, and students living off-campus have been granted permission to retain their House affiliation if they have spent previous semesters living in another House. According to Dingman, such changes have positively affected Dudley House and made the House smaller and more cohesive. “The number of students who join in the events that the fellows host in the House have increased, and that leads to a really vibrant community...
...Yard dormitories into individual Houses, or constructing new housing options altogether. As students during the “Program for Harvard College”—a fundraising effort enacted by President Nathan M. Pusey ’28 in fall 1956 that raised $82.5 million for several campus initiatives in about three years—the Class of 1960 witnessed the establishment of Quincy House in 1959 and the construction of the Leverett Towers...
John J. Conway, then the Master of Leverett House, opposed the plan to convert the Yard dormitories into three distinct Houses because, as he told The Crimson on April 22, 1960, the Yard, as the historic “core” of the campus, was “the best place for Freshmen to learn what the College is like...
Ubiñas added that Jennings likely did a good job of concealing his insecurities and projecting confidence, as Jennings eventually became a campus leader in drama and performing arts...