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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Verba says informal and formal discussions of both proposals will continue through the April faculty meeting, and that he hopes to have legislation prepared for a May vote...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Proposal to Alter Core Curriculum Draws Fire, Praise | 3/21/1997 | See Source »

...time of Lent, brought dozens to a deliciously informal feast and pulled together the community. After the dinner, students dispersed in groups, chatting together as they headed back to their dorms under the fluorescent lights of the yard. As they discussed blocking groups and upcoming papers, the first year formal and the winter thaw, they unknowingly took part in the most valuable--and yes, religious--interchange Harvard can offer...

Author: By Lama N. Jarudi, | Title: The Centrality of Community | 3/19/1997 | See Source »

Even with a little help from your friends, however, formals can be expensive, especially with so many happening each year. The legendary goal of attending every house formal in a given year is a Herculean task not only logistically but financially as well...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Formal Functions | 3/15/1997 | See Source »

...student cites the multiple costs of holding a formal including food, alcohol, staff, security and transportation fees...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Formal Functions | 3/15/1997 | See Source »

...establishments can be avoided, but only at a cost. It might mean waltzing in the State House, which is nice but intimidating (and believe me, they keep all the interesting offices locked when they rent it out). Or worse, it could be a fiasco like this year's Citystep formal at the Children's Museum, which was overcrowded, overlit and understaffed. It's also just not as much fun climbing on the giant telephone if you're wearing spike heels, a strapless bra and a lot of sequins...

Author: By Malka A. Older, | Title: Formal Functions | 3/15/1997 | See Source »

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