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Word: commonization (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...stop in my room to pick up the self-proclaimed Team Tag-along--my blockmates Shelli L. Calland and Kyle R. Freeny. Up until now, they've been maintaining a home base in my room, tidying up the common room should Tad return, and selecting ideal outfits for the night ahead. They offer moral support and general enthusiasm for the final 10 parties, and they excitingly join our troop...

Author: By Lisa J. Powell, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Just Can't Get Enough: One Night, 15 Parties | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

Because access is not yet completely universal, Seton hopes that masters will offer to keep at least one entryway or common room accessible during off-hours that students can access if they feel they are in danger...

Author: By Sarah A. Dolgonos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Masters Consent to Initiate Universal Access | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

...wrong: Harvard students can be, and often are, great. They just aren't intellectuals. Sure, that first night the entire dorm gathered in somebody's common room and shared a bunch of ideas about what college was supposed to be, about where they were from and what they thought was really important, but the minute placement tests came along, let alone classes and extracurriculars, everyone was holed up in their room, hard at work or hard at play, and the great intellectual college conversations you had dreamed of became the thing of nostalgia and viewbooks...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: No Intellectuals Need Apply | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

...face every day, even if we rush by and pretend not to see them, grabbed you with a thought and would not let go. What would you say? If a pre-frosh came up to you and asked about what the true nature of good is, the most common student response would be something flippant like "not this conversation" and change the subject, more often than not to the chorus of "I have so much work...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: No Intellectuals Need Apply | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

...always talk about is the real problem. Where is the "learning from discussions with others" touted in those viewbooks? Does anyone ever carry conversation beyond section? When is the last time you got into a discussion with a roommate over reading for a class you don't have in common, or even one you do have in common? Hey, when is the last time you talked about anything with your roommates? Harvard often seems like an intellectual wasteland...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: No Intellectuals Need Apply | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

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