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Also jarring is the show’s set, designed by Todd Weekley. A mishmash of wooden furniture, the piles of chairs, tables, and desks strewn about the stage evoke nothing of Revolutionary France, but instead resemble the Dorm Crew storage closet. The most successful props are a few large wooden tumbrels, which provide a versatile playground for the actors as they use the handsome carts to labor, seduce, and persecute. As a perfunctory nod to the French national motto, “liberté,” “égalit?...
...standing in the Eliot courtyard, and a friend was pointing out his room to me when I happened to see someone standing right smack dab in a dorm window—100 percent in the nude. Now, to be clear, I didn’t intend in the slightest to see any of this, but once you have seen something like that it’s hard to pretend it never happened. Unfortunately, incidents like these are far too common at Harvard, because much of the student body seems not to realize that their actions inside their rooms leak into...
Besides disturbing images, noise also escapes dorm rooms. Walk down past the River Houses on a weekend night and you can tell where the parties are. Just listen. When big parties get all hot and muggy and people start throwing open every window they can find to get some air in there, they seem to forget that things can go out the window too—like sound. I went to a party in Leverett House last week, and without knowing the exact room number, I knew where I was headed because Lady Gaga and Sean Kingston had announced...
...don’t worry, it’s not in your head. To some people, talking through bathroom walls might be a nice way of getting to know the people next door, but I know I like some privacy in there. Oh, and to the girl in the dorm next door, if you’re going to sing in the shower, please pick something good! If I hear “Party in the USA” while I’m shaving one more time I might nick myself, and it would be your fault...
...around at 2 a.m., blasting music, or wearing your old pajamas, remember that you should be respectful of your potential audience. Being a Harvard student already feels like you’re on display whenever you walk through the Yard; don’t let that continue in your dorm room. Unless you want to put on a show, though; it’s your choice. Tonight however, I’ll be pulling down my shades...