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...Japanese take their trash collection seriously. Pity the poor gaijin who mixes his combustibles with his noncombustibles. But that conscientiousness is often left at base camp when Japanese climb Mount Fuji. One of Japan's most revered natural wonders, the 3,776-m mountain may also be one of its dirtiest. The 200,000 or so visitors who climb Mount Fuji every high season leave behind panoramic piles of refuse on the peak, while overworked toilets along the climbing trail overflow with excrement...
...rendition of the storied rivalry, the Crimson knows one thing: this game is a must-win. Coming off a three-game slide punctuated most recently by a 2-1 loss to Rhode Island, Harvard (5-4-0, 0-1-0 Ivy) hopes to reverse its fortunes and climb out of the Ivy League’s cellar. “It’s going to be a turning point for us,” said captain and forward Charles Altchek. “I’m really looking forward to it.” Indeed, Altchek...
...corporate job because I’ve got nothing better to do and it will help position me for greater things in the future. But to do any one of those things would be to score points against the teams we should be helping. The idea that we can climb up the long ladder of privilege and then kick it down is farcical. Such a notion could only exist at a place like Harvard, where socially conscious students feel the need to justify their extreme privilege. We’re young and we’re supposed to be idealistic...
...mayhem of student move in—when scores climb over towers of boxes in storage rooms across campus—may be over. But for groups moving in to their newly minted offices in the Quad, it’s just begun. When the Asian American Association (AAA) and the Korean Drum Troupe (KDT) entered their relocated offices in Hilles this fall, some of their items were damaged or missing. According to KDT Co-President Kyungwon “Woni” Hong ’07, KDT is missing six drums and an instrument stand. A seventh drum...
...various concentrations that our fine institution has to offer. Studying WGS is not a good choice for those pursuing MRS degrees. The psychology department has no windows in half of its classrooms. Human evolutionary biology, on the fifth floor of the Peabody Museum, has too many stairs to climb, and the elevator is really scary...