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...that responsible, discreet freshmen will continue to pass around a stein on occasion. And should they get caught beer-handed, first-time freshmen offenders will now be asked to have a chat with their proctors, in what will be a far more constructive and less disciplinary conversation. But small social gatherings will not reinvigorate freshman social life on their own, especially for the less extroverted freshmen. We applaud the FDO’s plans to collaborate with the First-Year Social Committeee (FYSC) to plan more class-wide events. In years past, the FYSC has thrown a mean freshman formal...
...typical first-year thing: I did a reasonably good job of making friends, I joined crew, I hung out with the people in my dorm, and I worked as hard as I could at academics. But I felt that, to a certain degree, I didn’t belong anywhere. It was a feeling I got from a lot of my friends, too, the ones who didn’t identify strongly with a certain culture, religion, or activity. I wanted to get to know everyone, not just the people in certain pre-set categories...
...Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said. “And we feel far more confident in our depth right now.” The 5’11 rookie follows in the footsteps of Elliott Prasse-Freeman ’03 and Tim Hill ’99 as the first-year players who, under Sullivan, have seen consistent starts at the point. So far, Housman has shown the poise and understanding of the offense befitting a gritty veteran. “Coach Sullivan has done a pretty good job of introducing the plays slowly, making sure we master...
...open this fall. At Harvard, the original agreement between the administration and Tulane students stated that the students would return to Tulane for the spring 2006 term. Stephanie M. Swisher, a Tulane University freshman currently at UVA, organized a petition as a first step in persuading the UVA administration to allow the 14 first-year New Orleans students to apply for permanent admission to UVA. Swisher first presented the UVA Student Council with the petition to persuade them to pass a resolution and present it to the Dean and President of the University. Despite tremendous support from both students...
...examining the possibility of instituting a more formal grievance procedure for students who are grappling with issues like hate crimes and same-sex sexual harassment.The committee is currently comprised of six students, though Paik said that the group is soliciting input from faculty as well. The members include first-year students Alexis I. Caloza ’04, Brian A. Schroeder, and Rosen; second-year student Elizabeth I. Tossell; and third-year students Paik and Peter C. Renn.Kagan could not be reached for comment yesterday.—Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached at jhernand@fas.harvard.edu...