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These squirrel incidents (attention psychology concentrators) are perfect for making observations about the Harvard community. To name a few: 1) Harvard students are really, really bored, and they desperately need amusement. 2) Harvard students, much like the Romans, enjoy blood sports. Since we can't have a gladiator match with the Yalies, we settle for the next best thing, namely dogs vs. squirrels...
...next time you are walking through the Yard and see a tourist taking a picture of a small furry creature, stop for a moment, enjoy the commonality that comes from being a curious human being, and let your fancy be captured by something other than your run for president...
Just like anyone else, I enjoy simple romantic tales of forbidden love. But such movies have their place--far below the stage on which the Academy Awards are given. When I left Titanic,I rubbed my teary eyes and did not think about it again until I wrote this article, I did not need to think about it-- I had seen it all done before...
...semester where all we are doing is minimal schoolwork, we feel aimless, identity-less. If we aren't already contributing hundreds of hours to some kind of project, our Superman friends try to bully us into stage-managing their phone-a-thons. Most busy undergrads claim that they enjoy the activities that they pursue instead of sleep. How very convenient. That way, they can work and have fun, all at the same time. I would imagine that most of us enjoy the things we do--we wouldn't have chosen them otherwise. But is pursuing an endless stream of activities...
...criticizing the Supermen and Wonderwomen for their choices. Nor do I believe that students avoid taking advantage of the resources the College offers. All I'm saying is that those of us who enjoy playing "Doom" shouldn't feel like sinners. If you aren't the kind of person who loves a particular activity enough to dedicate large chunks of your time to it, then trying to follow the Superman model can be a super-efficient way to make yourself miserable--if not from spending too much time on something you don't like, then from feeling guilty and inadequate...