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...fits of shrieking. As for party suites, Eliot has a selection of notorious rooms. Ground Zero has become a regular stop for freshmen on a Saturday night, and so has the Cockpit. This year, a sophomore blocking group christened their eight-man duplex The Octagon and threw raging parties every couple of weeks...
...years. It's possible for sophomores at the bottom of the housing lottery to get something as excessive as a 230 sq. ft. single. Sophomores live in mostly smaller suites of connected (but not walk-through) singles while juniors and seniors can take their pick of a top floor duplex suite in one of the three “bricks” (Holmes, Comstock, or Moors) or a highly prized wood-floored gargantuan suite in Wolbach. Jordan overflow housing—the Quad of the Quad—is actually highly desirable, as accommodations resemble DeWolfe without doubles?...
...sophomores, like their counterparts in many other houses, are not immune from lackluster housing conditions. Those not placed in DeWolfe will find themselves living in cramped doubles and triples in Old Quincy, often complete with awkward walkthroughs. But most residents’ suffering will be rewarded with n+1 duplex suites in New Quincy in their junior and senior years. Senior quads feature immense common rooms that are ideal for parties and many of which are furnished with bars left behind by previous occupants. You’ll also save a lot of money on pest control. This FlyBy correspondent...
...tanks were DD (for duplex-drive) Shermans, improbable vehicles specially rigged with flotation devices and propellers. They looked as weird as their descriptions sound. They floated, barely, but the sea that morning was heavier than it had been during training, and 5,000 yards turned out to be too far. Twenty-seven of the 32 DD Shermans sank. (You can hear Tom Hanks yelling about this in the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan: "We got no DD tanks on the beach!") Of the five tanks that survived, three made it because their launching mechanisms had jammed and they were...
...great in the fall and the spring, where people come and play games or just hang out and drink, “ describes rower Edward W. “Teddy” Schreck ’09. This suite, which is actually made up of two regular Quincy duplex suites, has eight spacious singles, two common rooms, and two bathrooms. With a built-in bar and fairly sound-proof walls, this tri-level is definitely one of the best suites on campus.Currier: The Ten ManWhat more could you ask for than a personal elevator that opens up directly...