Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...half-year-old TIGP, which was started by freshmen in the fall of 1986, bills itself as basic improv theater, meaning that its members don't discuss specific plots before they go on stage; they take groups of three words or themes as their points of reference. Friday night the actors in the 16-member ensemble will spoof topics from TV talk show announcers to soap operas to docudramas, and Saturday night's Chez Cliche should feature, you guessed it, tried and true murder mystery themes...
Obviously, some groups detest the idea of giving up any choice at all. Freshmen, opposed to a change that directly affects them, reacted vehemently, as more than 1000 of them petitioned for a review of the plan. Withholding lottery numbers only adds insult to injury, removing the last vestige of self-determination and information left freshmen. Regrettably, the Undergraduate Council also opted for the shorter-sighted goal of preserving choice at all costs in the face of self-perpetuating stereotypes of houses that, like it or not, shape students' residential life...
...event, the impact of the plan, as proposed, would have a moderate effect without greatly disturbing the status quo. A survey conducted last year revealed that upperclassmen find that living in a house they selected as freshmen has little bearing on their ultimate satisfaction with the house. It seems a small price to pay considering an ideal alternative, that of all 12 houses gaining a continual, mild influx of the community diversity Harvard so proudly invokes...
...Wins Are Hard to Come By: "Where we've come from in four years when these guys were freshmen, it's like night and day," said Roby, referring to the direction of the Harvard basketball program. "We just have to continue to get better and get a couple big wins under belt to let people know where our program...
...Freshmen Beverly Stickles and Ceci Clark combined for the third goal at 8:18, and at 9:52, Flather fed freshman Lauren Messmore to give Harvard a 4-0 lead at the end of the first period...