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...into the 1960s, spending more time and money on lawn maintenance (and on golf, if you had the credentials to get accepted by a club) became obligatory. [Ed. Note: For those currently striving to fit in, check out the Harvard-insignia golf balls currently democratically available at the COOP for a mere $XXX]. Lawncare became a major summertime preoccupation and a major moneymaking industry. Lawn culture is now the stuff of American iconic legend: through shows like "King of the Hill" and films such as "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Burbs" to ads pushing everything from barbecues to beer...
THERE COMES A TIME IN EVERY SENIOR'S LIFE when he must rise and face three questions: What is your height? What is your weight? And what is your hat size? Harvard Coop cap and gown consultant Joseph E. Sicari, who has been measuring Harvard seniors' heads for 10 years, says men are sensitive about their height, and women have issues revealing their weight. But disclosing the size of their noggins truly strips people down to their greatest bodily fear. "The graduates come in groups, and everyone is afraid of being the one with the biggest head." Sicari explains. "Some...
...name on it. True, Harvard regalia rules the Square, but girls and boys looking for some Radcliffe gear are not yet in trouble. The Harvard Shop on Mass. Ave stocks a Radcliffe kiddie T-shirt option, albeit somewhat hidden under piles of "Make Way for the Ducklings" shirts. The Coop offers a solid three articles of Radcliffe clothing: a gray T-shirt with red lettering, a gray sweatshirt with black and red lettering and a gray child's T-shirt, also with red lettering. While Ilana Rachodes, a Coop employee, estimates the ratio of Harvard to Radcliffe paraphernalia in stock...
...case was the COOP able to undersell its online competitors, and across the courses, students could have saved an average of $22 per class had they ordered their books online instead of buying them at the COOP...
Over the course of the semester, the Undergraduate Council has returned to the issue of textbook prices. While we appreciate the COOP's efforts over the course of the past year to lower prices and order more used titles, a report recently presented to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Committee on Undergraduate Education revealed that the COOP simply isn't positioned to compete with online booksellers. More than a dozen UC members compiled data comparing book prices at the COOP with the prices that online booksellers charge. In all, we collected information on new book titles for 24 classes...