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...sons at Harvard and in boarding school, Edgar’s mother returned to Freetown and to her husband, whom she hasn’t lived with for the last five years. As Edgar puts it in his typical down-to-earth style, “I went on FOP, and Mom went to Freetown” where she and his father live in their home that was never destroyed...
...looked for my name on the alphabetized lists of those fortunate few who got in. Like the vast majority of applicants, my name was not on the lists. For some, rejection starts before arrival on campus: Each year, the Freshman Arts Program (FAP), the First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP) and the First-Year Urban Program (FUP) have to turn away interested students. It’s a pretty weird way to welcome 18-year-olds to college...
Every September, the Freshman Arts Program (FAP), the First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP) and the First-Year Urban Program (FUP) introduce first-years to their classmates and orient them to life at Harvard. These programs and the many others that operate before upperclass registration are dependent on the older students who donate their time and effort to improving the first-year experience. Without these upperclass students, there would be no hikes in New England, no talent shows, no smiling faces at the Freshman Activities Fair or in Harvard admissions brochures...
...this year, the upperclass students who arrived early to help out incoming first-years were given a rather cold welcome. The dining halls in the Houses did not open for general use until Sept. 7, and the students who staff FAP, FOP and FUP were denied their customary access to Annenberg dining hall. As a result, many groups were forced to spend their own funds to feed their members for the week and many other students ate on their...
...Scarlet Pimpernel," which we watched over the weekend. Leslie Howard is wonderful, especially in the fop scenes when he says things like "Damn me!" and "Odds fish!" as he advises the Prince of Wales about the ruffles on his sleeve...