Word: extracurricular
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...only dropping these possible opportunities, but also refusing the majority of students to even live on campus during the term. Without living accommodations, students will even be denied the liberty to participate in self-directed J-term activities on campus, whether that is research, an internship, or an extracurricular. January has also been an incredibly important time for senior-thesis writing—which could be deeply difficult to accomplish at home. Furthermore, it is shortsighted to believe that only specific groups of students will be excessively inconvenienced by a forced eviction. In short, J-term was not meant...
...undergraduate men and women preparing for lives of contemplation and self-denial in the current economy. With the demise of the Reason and Faith requirement in the new General Education system, religion at Harvard seems to have completed its trajectory from prime focus of the classroom to just another extracurricular activity. On the Harvard website, “Religious Groups” inhabit a drop-down menu of activities cheek-by-jowl with “Academic & Pre-Professional,” “Arts and Performance,” “Athletics & Recreation...
...Cult-like as my extracurricular pursuits tend to be—we wear matching hoodies, make annual pilgrimages, and spend a lot of time in nonsense chanting—I understand that they are not going to provide me with answers to the big philosophical questions. The Hasty Pudding Theatricals doesn’t know why we have toes or where HUDS gets all that squash...
...former high school quarterback in Iowa, Kim cited Dartmouth’s wide range of extracurricular activities and strong involvement in sports as key to producing a productive work setting...
...what defined his success. Some students said they thought that a successful Harvard man was one with membership at one of the eight different Final Clubs, who plays rugby and wears polo shirts with popped collars. Others said they disagreed, responding that success comes from involvement in extracurricular activities, sheer intelligence and well-honed networking skills. The difference between Harvard men versus Harvard women was also addressed. One student said that she had noticed the difference when a man dropped the “H Bomb” versus when a woman did, saying that the casual drop...