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Heilman, 23, a permanent resident of both Israel and the U.S., was drafted into the Israeli army as an 18-year-old Brandeis first-year. In Israel, both men and women are drafted (for three and two years, respectively), though women rarely see combat. Physical and IQ tests determine the ability and motivation of these young people, most of whom end up working desk jobs. All are considered reserves until they are nearly 50 years old and are called to serve about three weeks each year...
Simon W. Vozick-Levinson ’06 is a first-year in Grays Hall...
...those who decide to work for Dorm Crew often don’t stay long. To many Dorm Crew workers, cleaning toilets becomes an unpleasant experience—when I worked Dorm Crew as a first-year, I came home from each shift smelling like the bathrooms I had just cleaned. I quit after only a short time because cleaning toilets was a too-unpleasant means of making money. Yet, Dorm Crew can also blame its high turnover rate on the nature of Harvard’s undergraduate work scene, which provides numerous opportunities to make money in more glamorous...
...addition, the council finalized its ratification of the constitutional amendment it voted on at last week’s meeting. The amendment guarantees each House or first-year district representation on each of the council’s three committees, and makes it more difficult for council members to switch from one committee to another...
Presidential candidate Fred O. Smith ’04 said at a meeting with more than 20 supporters last night that he would limit postering early this morning to the upperclass Houses and first-year dorms, after supporters pointed out that Yard Operations personnel tear down all outdoor posters in the Yard on Monday and Thursday mornings...