Word: curriered
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...freshman, Katherine F. Hart '01 met her boyfriend Seamus Ryan through mutual friends. When housing results emerged last spring, Hart found herself Currier-bound while Seamus snagged a coveted River pad in Winthrop. This year, however, the couple has managed to overcome the new logistical complications of their relationship. In fact, Hart maintains that she has been able to stay close to all of her River buds successfully, attributing this achievement to extracurriculars. Hart says, "Being involved in activities that include people from a lot of different Houses has allowed me to stay in touch with my friends...
SOCIAL STIMULI. Quadlings may want to head to the River for a variety of reasons. Currier resident John W.M. Moore '01, plans to move to Leverett next year because of a "combination of social and convenience factors, but mostly the social." The sophomore originally blocked with his freshman roommates, but has prioritized the maintenance of his River-based friendships throughout this year. Of his original blocking group of 15, five attempted to transfer and only two were successful. Moore asserts that transferring to Leverett will not only make him happier socially, but will also "improve my academics a lot." Like...
...down Garden Street alone or after nightfall. Other unhappy Quadlings have cited the far trips to athletic practices across the River. Most, however, are simply frustrated at the inaccessibility of their belongings throughout the day. One junior transfer sums up the frustration leading up to her decision to exit Currier House: "You inevitably forget a book, a problem set, a Tutorial paper. Then you've got to go chasing back to the Quad. It's huge pain...
...pride with which Quad non-varsity athletes represent their homeland. Cabot House has won the Straus Cup for the past three years and currently follows Pforzheimer in the race. In addition to focusing athletic energies into IMs, Quad Houses are also known for their exceptional weight room facilities. Currier, for example, provides access to the free weights missing from the QRAC and has a separate workout room...
...CURRIER. According to the Currier House Assistance to the Masters, Patricia Pepper, "99 percent of the rooms [in Currier] are singles off a hallway." While Katherine Hart '01 laments that this rooming arrangement can make things lonely, there are obvious benefits to Currier's standard sophomore housing, either a single with a hall bathroom, or an adjoining single separated with a bathroom. Despite the optimistic probabilities, however, a few unlucky Currier sophomores manage to defy the lottery odds (some would say for the second time). Pepper notes that, while most sophomores in Currier will enjoy a spacious single, there...