Word: finalities
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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State of mind after the Harvard-Yale game last week: the Crimson is beaten in the final two minutes, Yale's administration actually subsidizes the alcohol for campus parties, and its students get a whole week off for Thanksgiving break: it was not a happy time to be a member of that "excellent school in the Northeast...
Harvard's academic schedule is consistently different from that of other schools. And we're usually on the losing end: our last final is at the end of May, we begin after most of our friends have already gone back to school and our winter breaks are marred by impending final exams and term papers. Yet perhaps the most frustrating aspect of Harvard's schedule is that it is so difficult to understand why the administration subjects us to it. Despite the enormity of the task, a few hardy students recently responded to the daunting question...
However, if you're a student whose classes meet through reading period, who has four finals and four final papers, two of which are due right after winter break, and dreams of a week-long Thanksgiving break and a fall semester that ends in December, you might want to switch concentrations (or schools) and take note of Dean Lewis' words, from a recent e-mail message: "I wonder why we would want to compete to be number one in number of vacation days. Having no classes at all would guarantee victory in that competition. At the prices we charge...
...initial vote on the ordinance will take place at the Dec. 6 meeting, but the Council will likely hold the final vote at its Dec. 20 meeting. The measure will need the support of six out of nine councillors to pass...
...Harvard couldn't hang on, allowing the Bears to take a 2-1 lead with barely a minute left on the clock in the second. But the Crimson's fate was sealed early in the final frame, as Brown defenseman Greg Hayes scored the eventual game-winner, sending a hard slapshot from the left point right by senior goaltender J.R. Prestifilippo at 5:14 of the third, giving Brown a 3-1 lead...