Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stands were teeming with fans clad in fur coats, fuzzy mittens, Crimson scarves and Bulldog sweatshirts as far as the eye could see. And in Section 41, that's about all the eye could see. This fine section was reserved exclusively for freshmen and alumni who didn't contribute enough money...
More importantly, setting aside 25 percent of the houses for random assignment will act as a blow to free choice. Students are rational, mature actors, and should be trusted to make their own decisions about where they live--the same rights adults outside Harvard have. Denying freshmen this right of free action is to treat them as irresponsible children who cannot understand the consequences of their own decisions...
...Harvard could easily have come out of a comic book. The first recorded account of a Harvard football game is an epic poem entitled "The Battle of the Delta." The poem, which is attributed to Rev. James C. Richmond. sings mock praise of a fierce football fight between the freshmen and sophomores in the autumn...
...preliminary study abroad efforts only to abandon them when the hassles became too great. Those who do end up travelling only succeed after a near-Herculean individual effort. There even seems to be a pervasive myth that study abroad projects cannot count for credit at all. This attitude influences freshmen and sophomores, who do not even explore what could be a rewarding experience...
...freshmen given the opportunity to take the three-year degree program, 359 declined. Many said they desired a full college experience and wanted to take their time in selecting a concentration...