Word: extracurricular
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...peer advisers will start corresponding with freshmen even before they arrive in the Yard. “Peer advisers can describe how to shop, when to buy books, how to think about concentrations and courses, and many other matters, along with giving advice about social life and extracurricular activities,” the document states.—Staff writer Ying Wang can be reached at yingwang@fas.harvard.edu...
...Ivory Tower? Isn’t an intriguing, sociable, and generous Olympian just the kind of student Byerly Hall looks for?For the purposes of analysis, let’s break down Cheek into three component parts: his fame and intrigue, his kindness and generosity, and his academic and extracurricular value to the Harvard community.When it comes to fame, the speedskater ranks among the top celebrities of the season.Picking up gold and silver in Italy, Cheek made headlines as the first American to win two medals at the 2006 Winter Games and was honored as the flag-bearer...
...problem in society,” ABHW member Kelly L. Lee ’07 said. Another ABHW member, Kaya N. Williams ’07, who organized the event, discussed the reputations that Harvard’s women-oriented organizations may harbor among minority women. When choosing among extracurricular groups to join, “black women choose blackness over being a woman. It’s more on their mind at all times,” said Williams, who is chair of the ABHW Action Committee, which has organized events promoting AIDS awareness and minority voting...
...result, students do not use them as often as they should. The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR) should amalgamate all of the various support groups on campus, forming one centralized support network with liaisons in freshman dorms, upperclassman Houses, academic departments, and perhaps also major extracurricular groups such as sports teams. So that students can find somebody that they feel comfortable with, advisors for this program must reflect the diversity of the Harvard community. Currently, the organization Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) comes closest to providing this service. SASH advisors are a diverse group of dedicated workers...
...sends the message that, now that you’re at college, you should be having sex. The recent bill passed by the Undergraduate Council (UC) offering support for the distribution of condoms in every freshman dorm only adds to the notion that at college, sex is just another extracurricular activity. Soon, when freshmen go down to the basement to do their laundry, they will be able to pick up a couple condoms along the way because hey, it’s college, baby; they’ll need them...