Word: extracurricular
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...combination of drift, lack of intellectual guidance, and inflated grades encourages a slothful and “creatively lazy” approach to academics—one that fits in neatly with widespread campus attitudes, because it leaves more time for the diligent cultivation of the extracurricular activities, internships, social networks, and general résumé-building that make up, for many people, the dominant part of a Harvard education...
...dealt with by Harvard University Police, who paid him a visit in his room and demanded he cease his activities immediately. Hwang began working with Present! after meeting Alex L. Pasternack ’05, the magazine’s founder and a generally compelling campus personality, at the extracurricular fair. The duo quickly bonded over the fact that they both had the same calculator watch. Ever since, the freshman’s ideas—which he says are “not meant to be a crusade,” but an amusement—have been enthusiastically...
...number of artistic opportunities at Harvard, both curricular and extracurricular, overwhelms me. However, often times I find that they are inaccessible— whether it’s because of enrollment restrictions or inability to find activities at the right level. I think Harvard does a fine job at promoting the arts, but there is definitely a lot more room for encouragement...
...could just knock casually on the next door. Instead of going out to the Boston Pops or for strolls on the Common, they would study in the library or head to Grendel’s for late-night coffee. It was informal, slightly domestic, and playful. They merged their extracurricular interests. Barbara had worked at WHRB, and now she helped Phil plan an “orgy”—a long multiple-hour show with just one person. They took day-long ski trips to New Hampshire and Vermont, where he taught...
...Gross’s former position of Dean of Undergraduate Education was merged with his current position of Dean of the College, a move designed to consolidate responsibility for undergraduate education, extracurricular and residential life under one person. Since then, Gross has hired or announced plans to hire administrators charged with overseeing sexual assault response, mental health, alcohol and social life...