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...called “Barely Legal” but was stripped of its name when administrators got wind of it. Despite these uncomfortable encounters, many prefrosh said they felt that the program did a good job of giving them a taste of social life at Harvard—dispelling common myths about the University and ultimately convincing them to matriculate. In 2006, 91 percent of admitted students who attended prefrosh weekend chose to accept Harvard’s offer, Erin F. Fehn ’04, an admissions officer and the visiting program’s director, said last year...
...College Life and House Life issued a working draft of a report concerning student organization event management. While this draft is not final, it lays out some important changes regarding the process of hosting large-scale social events in the College. Thankfully, the document suggests helpful and laudable common-sense measures that need to be taken to ensure the safety and success of large-scale social events. Moreover, the process by which the draft was written signifies a constructive departure from the heavy-hand paternalism that was embraced by the College earlier this year with regards to alcohol policy...
Question: What do some of the most famous child actors in the last 20 years have in common? The answer: drug addiction and Iris Burton.As I was looking through the New York Times online the other day, I happened upon the obituary of Iris Burton. The headline: “Iris Burton, Agent for Child Actors, Dies at 77.” Intrigued, I read on to find that on April 5, she passed away as one of the most successful child talent representatives of the modern era. Burton’s is a story with no shortage of strange...
...rich academic life, students require faculty who specialize in diverse areas of interest and a comprehensive course selection in a variety of disciplines. While University Hall’s proposal reflects reasonable concerns and good intentions, this plan to “pause” hiring only reinforces the common perception that Harvard is unfriendly to new hires. More damagingly, it will likely dampen students’ academic curiosity, requiring them to settle for subject matter that does not match their primary interests. It would be wise for the College to expand its offerings—and therefore its faculty?...
...don’t watch TV.” That’s got to be the most common response I hear whenever I get giddy about my favorite subject, and while it isn’t exclusive to Harvard, I encounter it here most often. I’ve never heard any of my classmates say that they don’t see movies, don’t read novels, or don’t like art, but when it comes to the idiot box, the claws come out. And in some ways, I can understand why. Television...