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...competitive, a house almost could not fail to admit students who would contribute the most and savor house life to the fullest. Each house resident would consider it an honor to live in that house and sense the responsibility to carry the tradition on. In contrast, what today's chaotic and confusing lottery process brings about is that we might no longer cherish the pride of living in a certain house, because the computer gets us there. When total randomization takes over from the next year on, future Harvardians living in Adams will never know that once upon a time...
Originally the outreach system was chaotic. Thesystem (or lack thereof) was scattered, difficultto coordinate and outreaches did not have requiredattendance. About four years ago, as part of adrive for better organization, the FDO beganrequiring proctors to sign up for a certain numberof outreaches that would be mandatory forfirst-years to attend. Proctors are currentlyrequired to select five groups to speak with theirfirst-years...
...film's fast pace precludes extensive characterization, but supplies enough suspense to almost make up for it. Boyle opens with a time-lapse sequence, heightening its effect with adrenaline-pumping disco music. He maintains "Shallow Grave's" suspenseful pace by frequently skipping several days in the roommates' increasingly chaotic lives. This disorienting technique keeps the viewer as unprepared as the conspirators for the next bout of violence...
...Cage was more alive than it has at any point this season, men's games inclusive. The students flocked through the doors in unprecedented numbers, brought cow bells and chanted "Fight" and "Defense." The Harvard Band added far superior stoppage of play music than usual. The scene was as chaotic as it should be in a big game...
This coarse pantomime misses the comic brio of buffa; instead we have the self-conscious and self-subverting irony of a "Saturday Night Live" sketch. The chaotic ensemble action of the first scene--where the various members of Buoso's family mourn his death only because they fear disinheritance--is only a slight improvement...