Word: classroom
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mendelsohn also experiences the drawbacks of teaching in Sanders. "It's a real difficulty that you're on a stage so you're not level with even the people in the front. The lights make it so you can't see any faces," he says. To make the classroom more intimate, Mendelsohn acknowledges he actually takes time before lecture to make deals with people in various corners of Sanders; they promise to answer if he asks a question. Mendelsohn denies that lecture-enhancing drama is out of the ordinary for professors...
...manic scramble of Uniball Deluxe pens, not all is lost. Fun can come when some students resort to antics for attention. Every semester, a handful of students manipulate the classroom into an arena for the entertainment of others. Several Harvard student organizations have maximized their visibility this way. While a cappella groups often sing at the start of a lecture to plug an upcoming jam, more offbeat spectacles have taken place. In December, the Phoenix S.K. final club sent its new members to Literature and Arts B-51, "First Nights: Five Performance Premieres" to show off their legs and moves...
...Although the effort of these two professors is noble and appreciated, the bond that results from a small classroom environment and a tight learning group can never be formed in a few minutes of small talk over refreshments. This is the nature of the beast...
With the successful Capital Campaign winding down, the University will address long-standing needs for more research and classroom space this semester by embarking on a number of large renovation and building projects...
Harvard Yard will see $3.5 million in renovations this spring and summer, creating convertible classroom and rehearsal space in Holden Chapel and making Harvard Hall wheelchair accessible...