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...Houses. They’re not outsiders like they were 20 years ago, and so we wanted to give them an opportunity to come with all their friends, straight or BGLT,” Warinner said. While this year’s attendance was less than impressive, enthusiasm and innuendos ran high. James H. O’Keefe ’09 was a newcomer to the idea of an egg-run relay race. “Do I put this in my mouth? Is that how this works?” he asked his teammates. For many, the orange...
...Confident, independent, eager to try new activities, and filled with the spirit of fun, she launched herself into life at Concord with enthusiasm. As a student, she was exceptionally thoughtful and intelligent, quick to pick up academic challenges in class and explore new ideas. As a writer, she learned to express herself clearly and directly, skillful in putting criticism to good use. Interested in ideas for their own sake, she was able to excel in all areas—math, science, languages, history, and English...
...After all, in English, “juice dripped from the peach” is different than “the peach was dripping with juice.” Though a bit pedantic, the claims Pinker makes about words and meaning are logical and well-founded, and his nerdy enthusiasm for verbs is enough to sustain a degree of interest. “Our trip down the rabbit hole has taken us to a semantic wonderland,” Pinker gushes.His articulate discussion of space, time, and causality exhibits a wide range of knowledge on topics seemingly unrelated...
While we share the Crimson’s enthusiasm for the benefits of open access to scholarly publications, we feel that your recent editorial (“All for Open Access,” Oct. 2) grossly underestimates the financial challenges on the road to that goal. Together we publish the majority of the most highly cited journals in physics, currently around 32,500 articles and 235,000 pages per year. All of our journals are published online, but approximately half of our institutional subscribers, including Harvard, continue to purchase the print versions as well...
...shows—so why not just start a club? Ingber, a former student in Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse’s Literature 166, “The Comic Tradition in Jewish Culture,” tapped into his professor’s enthusiasm when he asked Wisse to advise HSUCS. “Comedy plays an increasingly important role in American culture,” says Wisse. “Anything that is so important in the life of the country should be reflected in life of the college,” she adds. With...