Word: fm
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Last spring, Summers embarrassed FM on the tennis courts after the magazine enticed him to play by repeatedly running a not-so-flattering cartoon of a pudgy, scantily-clad Summers barraged by tennis balls...
...vest, leave the jewels—but the issue of what manners to follow or ignore is a bit more tricky. Is it excusable to “wrestle to the ground first, ask questions later” when surprised from behind? Should one hold doors open for Yalies? FM enlists the help of Jodi R. R. Smith (Ms. Mannersmith), founder and president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting in Newton, Mass., to ensure that Harvard also wins the battle of manners. Ms. Mannersmith has been the guest of honor at Women in Business’s etiquette dinner for the past...
...name of public service, FM investigates a lesser-known university where students seem to have a firmer grasp on this concept. Historically, Yale University has the been #2 in higher education to Harvard’s #1, the Pepsi to our Coke, the Lexus to our Mercedes. Yet, despite being the undisputed #1 in the pop-culture rankings, Harvard may fall far short of Yale in one very important respect—the happiness of its students...
...official alcohol policy is consistent with state law, many students claim its unofficial policy is not. In terms of official policy, the Yale Administration “[does not] permit parties of over 20 students in freshman dorms” according to Trachtenberg. Many freshmen who spoke to FM weren’t even aware that alcohol is technically banned from Yale’s Old Campus. One freshman recounted the alcohol policy on Old Campus as only banning kegs for “fear of explosions...
...life truly are. Many view a student center in the Quad, well-removed from the true center of campus, as a half-hearted solution to a serious campus-wide problem, aimed more at cost-efficiency than improving student life. As UC President Rohit Chopra ’04 told FM earlier in the year, “the Quad...lacks the critical mass to make space efficient...