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...lackluster when it came to many areas of college life, and those areas that were not overlooked, the suggested solutions were sometimes deeply misguided. But this week, after it was revealed that Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth Studley Nathans was being forced from her office due to conflicting visions for first-year advising, our concerns about Harvard’s resolve seem misplaced. The personnel change sends a clear message: This administration is serious about implementing its blueprint. Let’s just hope Harvard has chosen the right design...
...Dean’s dismissal—particularly one who has resided in office for a loyal 12 years—the fact is, Nathans’ tenure in the Freshman Dean’s Office (FDO) was often marked with ineffectual and out-of-touch policies for first-year life. Of course, Nathan’s service to Harvard is to be appreciated, and for that she has our gratitude. But, her departure should be viewed as an opportunity to improve several key failings of the first-year experience—issues which have been overlooked...
Though the grill will be open to all students, its location in the basement of Memorial Hall makes it convenient to most first-year housing...
...disease spreads through transmission of bacteria in saliva, and although the risk for first-year college students contracting meningitis is five times the national average of one in 100,000, upperclass students contract it at a lower rate than the 18-24 year-old demographic as a whole, DeMaria said...
...President Lawrence H. Summers stood unrecognized pacing in the shadows of University Hall before his speech, he was mobbed with requests for signatures afterwards. “The moment he got up there, we checked our dollar bills to see if he had signed them,” said first-year Daniella Sassoon. “And he had! It was so cool...