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...stairs have been removed and replaced with three automated self-service machines, one of which was still being installed earlier today. The machines, which include scanners and bagging stations, allow shoppers to take care of transactions by themselves. They're fairly intuitive and are similar to those found in other grocery stores...
Even if I could defy the laws of physics and participate in every Harvard extracurricular, I wouldn't want to, because it would mean straying from the extracurricular niche I had found and loved after months of wandering. It would mean denying the value of having a number of extracurricular options so dizzying that it forces us to make choices and find our place here. After speaking with Daily Princetonian editors at the Georges Conference last month, I learned that several of us carve out our college niches by remaining loyal to the activities we loved...
...reshaping it by modifying my activities and interests. I realized that I had actually contributed—to varying degrees—to The Crimson for four years and to Stories for two. I played violin throughout those years. After eight semesters of shopping classes, I found an interest in Israeli culture, politics, and society that I turned into a thesis...
Because the activities and interests I found came with a complete set of memories that I had only to reframe and reshape in order to treasure, I didn’t need to conform to Harvard’s culture of shopping and buying. There was no need to wrap up memories in every senior event because being human at Harvard means finding one’s interests and values while realizing the limits of time. It means giving up some events and activities to make room for others and acknowledging that what one has is valuable...
...smile when I remember how my best friend and I recently ate crepes at La Creperie like we did during a first-year study break, because I found my own way of memorializing my Harvard years. Although I won't be able to withstand the pressure of Senior Week reminder emails completely, at least I’ll know I have valuable alternatives to remembering my time here...