Word: fittestã
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What unfurled was pseudo-Darwinian competition: those deemed “fittest?? by the voting populace won—and deservedly so. The winners were the students who postered every entryway in their yard weeks in advance, the ones who knocked on doors and schmoozed with potential constituents, and the go-getters with enough initiative to draw up entire platforms. The losers? Kids (like me) grasping at whichever extracurricular straws were closest at hand...
...centuries, men have pushed themselves to the brutal boundaries of their powers, striving to fulfill the savage desire to emerge as the fittest??the alpha, even. This animalistic impulse has resulted in brutalizing weight-lifting contests, bloody chariot races, horrifying wars between nations and, at fair Harvard, the Chickwich Challenge. A test of stealth, cunning and digestion, the rules are deceptively simple: consume a hearty, pre-ordered chickwich (or Boca burger for Daniel H. Lassiter ’04), seated and unassisted, in each of the 12 dining halls, save grill tickets and emerge victorious, as well...
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