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...obvious argument against increasing freshman party funds is that upperclassman parties where alcohol flows freely are the social foci of campus and deserve to be funded as such. What makes Harvard unique, however, is the fact that freshmen live together, eat together, and socialize together without institutionalized social structures to draw them apart. In the spirit of Harvard’s concern with class unity, it is wise to encourage freshman solidarity...
...just run to the store and buy the first one you see, however. Digital frames still cost plenty, and they're not all created equal. I checked out four from Philips, Digital Foci, Westinghouse and PanDigital, ranging in price from...
Another difference among the frames is in how they handle the photos: Is the transition from one photo to the next smooth or jarring? The Philips and the 8-in. Image Moments from Digital Foci ($230) both handled photos smoothly, with pleasant dissolves from image to image. The Westinghouse ($200) and PanDigital ($180) 8-in. frames, which look suspiciously identical, didn't fare well in either department...
...picture quality is your main concern, go with the Philips. Its sturdy design adds to its charm, though it is, compared with others on the market, high in price and low on frills. Digital Foci's Image Moments costs a bit less and comes with a remote control for photo juggling from a distance. It has features like MP3 and video playback. You can even change its style to fit your décor with 10 optional decorative frames ($20 each at digitalfoci.com) If you have already purchased another brand, my advice is, Don't throw out the gift receipt...
...Ivory Tower will land us at the base of the mountain of Real Life. Compared to our previous experience, this new climb promises to test fewer skills in greater repetition. College graduates like us—jacks of all trades but masters of none—will narrow our foci, settle into our routines, and begin to climb anew. Maybe all this is why drunken alumni at Harvard-Yale games sputter on about how our college years are the best years of our lives...