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Pierpaolo Barbieri ’09, a former Crimson associate editorial chair, is a history concentrator in Eliot House. His column appears on alternate Fridays...
...river views aren’t the only criteria by which to pick a room. One must also consider the secrets that the room’s four walls might conceal, some of which have sparked age-old myths and rumors that still manage to frighten residents today. Eliot has always had a reputation of housing Harvard’s elite, but rumor has it that its residents haven’t always received the royal treatment. “I heard that in Eliot, you have to sleep in the servants’ quarters as a sophomore...
...House: Eliot Concentration: Sociology with a completely arbitrary secondary field in The Classics Hometown: Brookline, MA Ideal Date: After a semester in a WGS course, I can safely say it’s a date that observes all the expectations of traditional heteronormative gender roles. What you look for in a girl/guy: An inappropriate sense of humor. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Standing outside the bar/party drunk dialing/texting every boy I’ve ever kissed. [Note: If you’re ever subject to one, promptly disregard.] Your best pick up line...
...Harvard College today would be unrecognizable to Charles Eliot, the university president who, in 1886, controversially made morning prayers voluntary, branding the university as “Godless Harvard” for years to come. Current undergraduates hail from 80 countries with faiths ranging from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There are 29 chaplaincies and 30 religious student organizations on campus. Yet there is only one church and one minister to preside over major university events: Both are Protestant...
CORRECTION: The April 8 column “Foundations of Faith” incorrectly stated that Charles Eliot made Memorial Church morning prayers voluntary in 1866, when in fact he did so in 1886. John Leverett was installed as university president in 1708, instead of 1662 as stated in the piece. Finally, the next non-ordained president following Leverett arrived in 1869, as opposed to 1886. The Crimson regrets the errors...