Word: extracurricular
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...following among the Harvard student body, about 34.5 percent of males and 26.9 percent of females of which self-identify as “binge drinkers” according to a 2002 Harvard College Survey. Regardless of the number of offenders, it should not be treated as just another extracurricular activity, another task at which to excel with all competitive zest. Lest we forget—as we tend to do, after a few beers—binge drinking carries with it a host of not-so-funny and potentially serious consequences...
...even a newspaper that consumed its students’ lives offered equal opportunity to those presented by Harvard. And since Oxbridgians only took exams at the end of the year, they were even freer than Harvard students to throw themselves wholly into college life, sports, and any sort of extracurricular you might imagine. NATHAN A. PAXTON Cambridge, Mass. September 19, 2006 The writer is a resident tutor in Winthrop House and a Ph.D. candidate in the government department...
...which support those who “steal the valedectorians [sic] lunch money in high school,” perhaps we should ask what value those who are at Harvard only for athletics bring. Of course, athletics can be an important part of the admissions equation, mirroring such extracurricular activities as music or student publications, but it should not have a special, exalted status. Giving athletes special advantages for throwing a ball hard or running quickly undermines the meritocracy that the College should strive for in its admissions process.Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Harvard and other institutions need to find...
...this year’s cohort of wide-eyed freshmen take up their places at Harvard, they will find that the teeming chaos of campus gradually resolves itself into a clearer set of courses, extracurriculars, and social organizations. Simply put, you will—hopefully—discover an interest, a way to pursue it and, like a well-behaved oil slick, spread out and be absorbed by your new habitat. But some people believe that this is not enough. By some mysterious consensus students seem to agree that Harvard lacks any sense of Community – a term...
...seriously. They’ll also throw their backs out to help you win money for research, recognize you for your accomplishments, and pull you out of Widener’s gutter when you become overwhelmed (you will). But Hist and Lit giveth and it taketh: jettisoning schoolwork for extracurricular commitments or a hot date will fly about as well as a hardback copy of Swann’s Way.Your Hist and Lit journey begins when you select your field of study. You may study one country, two countries, or a region or group of countries within a specific time...