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...college, but then it tends to lapse. In a national study issued last month by UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute, 79% of 112,000 freshmen surveyed profess a belief in God; 69% say they pray. Still, only 40% think it is very important to follow religious teachings in everyday life. Spiritually, "college is a time of flux," says Alexander Astin, the study's co--principal investigator. That leads to "a dramatic falling-off of religious participation during the undergraduate years." But a significant minority are holding fast to their faith. Fourteen percent put themselves in the "other Christian" category...
...Milford, Ohio, recalls how she invited the atheist girl across the hall in her old dorm to join her at Bible study and would talk with the Jewish girl two doors down about faith. Now that she shares a house with nine other Christians, she has lost such casual, everyday interactions. "When you're living with people who aren't Christians, your ministry is right in front of your face," she says...
This book contains, among many other wonderful things, the greatest poem ever written about spring break, which begins, "I'm sixteen in the Bahamas. A drunk girl/ on a balcony in a sundress/ with a pina colada." Kasischke's verses walk that perfect Plathian line between the everyday--making macaroni and cheese, getting pulled over for speeding--and the eternal, the plainspoken and the lyrical, the comfortable and the abyss of loss that lies just beneath it: "All morning I try to kill a fly in the kitchen,/ but it isn't ready...
...While the response deadline for most colleges is Sunday, make the most of your time at Harvard. Try to get a feel for what life is like here without constantly comparing it to the many other top-tier colleges you may have visited. Partake in the activities that are everyday occurrences for Harvard students: grab a slice of pizza at Pinocchio’s, a burrito at Felipe’s, make a late night run to CVS, and try bubble tea. Go shopping in the Square. If you spend all your time worrying about the crucial...
...history out of integration—from buses, to water fountains, to elementary schools! And let’s not forget Arabs, Hispanics, or Asians—some of them have integrated so much they should put it on their résumés. At Harvard, minorities integrate everyday as the few, or sometimes the only one, in organizations like The Crimson, the Lampoon, the Institute of Politics, or some class. Since everyone else has gone through the fun times of integrating, why not turn the tables...