Word: extracurricular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Friends at other schools are amazed at the breadth and quality of the academic and extracurricular pursuits on this campus, at the responsibilities that mere teenagers are able to shoulder. The entire world, it seems, recognizes that Harvard students are very much adults--the entire world, that is, except Harvard's own administration...
...Harvard, the daily interaction of students in classes, athletics and extracurricular activities tends to promote a very diverse atmosphere. However, students of the same ethnic group often tend to cling together and form communities which may be insular. Minority students in particular often seek to congregate in order to develop cultural bonds in a larger social setting which is often unfamiliar and sometimes hostile to them. One reason the Interethnic Day of Service was a good idea is that it facilitated interaction between students of various ethnicities...
...attacks. And while the shuttle schedule has featured increased frequency from Johnston Gate and the Science Center to the Quad this year, that still leaves an inexplicable gap between 9:55 and 10:25 p.m. every night of the week (an hour when many students are returning home from extracurricular activities). In addition, there is no shuttle running from Currier House to Harvard Square from 2:10 to 4:20 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday...
...from Johnston Gate to Currier House runs at 12:35 a.m. on weekdays and 1:47 a.m. on weekends; the last from the Science Center to Mather House runs at 12:38 a.m. on both weekends and weekdays. This is simply not acceptable for students whose study habits or extracurricular obligations keep them out later than this. In addition, students can only call the Evening Shuttle Van Service (5-0400) until 2:40 a.m. on weekends and weekdays, leaving students stranded after that. By not providing 24-hour transportation services for its students, Harvard is effectively putting them in harm...
Besides having stellar academic records, both students were involved in numerous extracurricular activities...