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After conquering the world, Alexander must have felt pretty Great. So just imagine how Stanisa Veljkovik ’07 is feeling these days. Like his fabled countryman before him, the Canaday first-year is making history. Veljkovik is the first student from his native Macedonia to try his luck at this prestigious American university...
...single biggest priority is earning his undergraduate diploma. In fact, he has been especially diligent in selecting courses for the fall semester, one of which is the popular Core, Lit and Arts B-21, “Images of Alexander the Great.” Naturally, the grinning Macedonian first-year cites an interest in the history of his homeland as a reason for enrolling in the class, but his major incentive comes from another well-worn Harvard resource. Says Veljkovik, “According to the CUE Guide, it’s supposed to be easy...
...opening the menu at a classy restaurant, only to discover that your favorite dishes are missing and everything else is screaming at you in bright red, size 70 font. Annoying, huh? It’s even more annoying when, instead of ordering food, you’re a Harvard first-year looking for a few extracurriculars. Sure, we first years are bombarded by mountains of flyers, but none of them seem to be from the clubs we want to join...
...counterpart that you just can’t seem to reach. I for one have been trying to get in touch with the Road Running club since the summer. I still haven’t heard back from their contact person, and neither has a friend of mine. Another first-year I know has gotten the cold shoulder from the photo club. And it took another friend of mine more than a few trips down to the MAC just to find out where he could sign up for instructional fencing. The list goes on. From an acquaintance who needed...
This is especially frustrating because solutions seem so obvious. “There should be a centralized online location where students can find information for all the clubs,” fellow first-year Joseph B. Musumeci ’07 suggested to me. This make sense. There are plenty of problems with the club websites that do exist right now. But if there were a more accessible and user-friendly online bulletin board, it would be a lot easier for club heads to post basic information—like meeting times and contact information?...