Word: dorm
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard is dark. The fluorescent lighting in undergraduate rooms is not only ugly and ineffective, but it is also cold. Students need warm, bright light--such as is provided by halogens--in their dorm rooms to study and to live as amicable, productive beings. The halogens are somewhat dangerous, but they are the best option at present. The more elaborate system of overhead fluorescent lighting recently installed in Quincy house just doesn't cut the cake. And the COCL's scheme to make students buy the highly-touted "safe" halogen lamps is a false hope, for no such lamps currently...
This afternoon, most Harvard students will log into the personal computers in their dorm rooms at least once to check their e-mail, surf the Web or work on a term paper...
...live in "Historic Hollis Hall," as the tour guides outside my window love to remind me at 8 a.m. Inevitably over the last four months, I have learned some of the history of my dorm. Hollis dates back to the 18th century, when George Washington and his troops stayed here during the Revolution. My roommate and I have looked for any musket bullet-holes in our walls, but they must have been plastered over during the renovation...
...four-year period of constant and stunning change. We are nothing like we were when we were first-years. We have met new people, made wonderful friends, had classic experiences and learned a great deal, not only in the lecture halls and office hours, but also in our dorm rooms, in the dining halls and in the constant interaction and communication with our friends. I believe that we ourselves are our greatest resource. Books, professors and lectures are certainly important, but the interaction that we have with our friends, the ups and downs--these experiences provide us with the foundation...
...have to admit that after being forced to watch several playoff games, I was impressed by Yankee manager Joe Torre and the athletic skills of Bernie Williams and Joe Deter. I would never have watched the Kansas City Chiefs/Detroit Lions game on Thanksgiving if a girl in my dorm didn't live in Kansas and wasn't always talking about the mighty Chiefs. Though I still have to draw the line at rooting for the Oakland Raiders, the Dallas Cowboys and the Yankees (most of the time), I have discovered in the last three months that there are many more...