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...just think about the effort we would have to put into our clothing choices if we had to plan for sun year-round. When it will not break 20 degrees, it’s easy to pile on layers of sweatshirts and jackets before you head out the door. Yet when the forecast is more optimistic, girls take the time to match their summer dresses with appropriate spring jackets. Boys are forced to pick out new shorts and change their shirts, as there are no puffy coats to cover the stains or smell on the t-shirt they have been...
Imagine if we had to put this extra effort into our appearances every day of the week. We would lose valuable hours that could otherwise be spent volunteering, writing papers, or curing cancer. In reality, we are the lucky ones. Sunshine and balmy temperatures are more detrimental to Harvard students than alcohol and dating could ever be. Living in New England thankfully doesn’t give us the option of trading excellence for a good...
...seen its staff reshuffled several times over the last decade. Last February, the organization announced that it would lay off 50 staffers in an effort to “rebalance to company” to better suit Harvard’s new portfolio, and in 2005, former HMC director Jack R. Meyer left the company with approximately a third of his staff to start his own hedge-fund after vocal protests from alumni over HMC compensation levels...
Every high school senior interviewed said they’d seen the performance of their peers fall off. “Everybody in my high school has definitely decreased the amount of effort they put in since senior year started,” said Nikhil Mulani of Lake Forest, Il. “After winter break most people started slacking off?...
...Invisible Man,” was enough to vault him into 20th century literary canon. Like “Invisible Man,” Ellison’s unfinished novel addresses the construction of personal, racial, and national identities. The sheer number of voices represented makes this second effort a Faulknerian pinwheel of shifting perspectives. In his notes, Ellison explains that he was attempting to create in “intricate dialogue” among his characters...