Word: emersons
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This past Wednesday, a panel discussion about ROTC was held in Emerson Hall. An audience member asked the participants whether any had actually spoken to any members of ROTC before arriving at their opinions. Across the board the answer was "no." Most revealing was the reply of Alexis Karteron, a council representative who opposes ROTC's return. She admitted, "I haven't talked to any ROTC members because I haven't been able to find any." This is precisely the problem. Ostracism accomplishes no productive end. It only insults affiliates of the military and impedes communication between them and their...
...Harvard, the glorification of what Ralph Waldo Emerson calls the "self-helping man" whom "all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire," blinds us to individual weakness. According to UHS, 15 percent of undergraduates use mental health services at least once during their college years. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, about 25 percent of all women and ten percent of all men will suffer from depression. But bravado makes us unwilling to acknowledge that. Consequently, students becomes less willing to share personal failures and listeners less willing to accept them...
...have to come back in three hours for work. Get back to the Quad at 2:30 p.m. I'm exhausted, shoulders sore from my backpack. I remember that I forgot to turn in my Philosophy paper while I was in the Yard. Sonofa b$%@#! Bike back to Emerson (in the rain) and chuck the soggy mess into TF's mailbox...
...hear the whistle of the locomotive in the woods... Whew! Whew! Whew! How is real estate here in the swamp and wilderness? --Ralph Waldo Emerson...
...Paul asks. No, Harvard. Aaah, the H-bomb. "Emerson?" Harvard. "Wow, you must have a great summer job, huh?" Sadly, none to speak...