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Many of the partiers—many wearing just wet bathing suits—seemed to remain spirited, and most were waiting to return to the party once it reopened. While the exact number of students at the party at the time is not available, Mather House Council had sold over 450 tickets, according to David L. Billing Jr. '11, a HoCo co-chair...

Author: By Punit N. Shah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mather Lather Foam Sets Off Fire Alarm | 4/18/2010 | See Source »

...related problem is the semantics of the exact question; would it be in binary form—gay or straight?  What about bisexual and transsexual identities?  The Common Application is unlikely to produce a question that is both inclusive and specific enough to be useful.  How could applicants be expected to squeeze something as personal as their sexuality into a tiny box to be checked...

Author: By Ryan M. Rossner | Title: Should Colleges Ask? | 4/16/2010 | See Source »

Recently, after calling my Mom and getting a good lift in at the gym, albeit with minor annoyances (I’m looking at you, sweatpants—don’t go sleeveless until you bench 250, and that’s an exact figure), I realized that there was a stopgap solution: I could tan outside...

Author: By Mark J. Chiusano, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tanning on Campus: Love It | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

Douglas C. Muhlestein ’13-’15 won’t find out his exact assignment until April or May, but his dad and nine uncles all went on missions and he can’t wait. “The Gospel and my family are the two things in my life that are most important to me and bring me the most happiness,” he says. “So how great would it be to spend two years sharing my favorite thing with everyone...

Author: By Liza E. Pincus, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard, The Final Mission | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

National statistics suggest that 4 percent of people are allergic to some food, but college dining services are unable to get exact statistics  about food allergies among their student bodies because that information is protected by medical privacy laws, according to the Boston Globe...

Author: By Monica M. Dodge, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Allergic Students Navigate D-Halls | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

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