Word: freshmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Several proctors have started competing, as well as Dean of Freshmen Henry C. Moses, who raced in the Charles River Run. Jokes Light, "He finished first in the Deans' Division...
Light has also introduced what he calls "other incentives to participate." For the first time, freshmen can choose a nickname for their teams. And from the looks of it, some dorms spend more time thinking of a creative name than practicing. The sporting monikers include the Holworthy East Dudemeisters, the Matthews South Funk Inspectors, the Grays Middle Wine and Cheese, the Holworthy We-Bads, the Thayer North Pretty Maids and, of course, the Mower Lawn Mowers...
Others agree that the freshmen intramurals in general are too male-oriented. "There are at most two girls on a team in volleyball, and basketball is almost exclusively male," says Benson Chu '91, a Matthews intramural representative. Says Katz, "A lot of women are scared off by all-male teams...
...well. In the past, "You never knew when the games were going to be played until the last minute," says Daniel A. Kaufman '89, a freshman intramural referee. Under the new system, the schedule is made in advance, and teams choose which night they want to play. In basketball, freshmen can choose to play in the Sunday, Monday, Tuesday or Thursday league, depending on their own schedules...
...system allows freshmen to play at different levels. Thomas F. Callahan, a Grays Middle resident, says that his entry has two volleyball teams, a very competitive one and more casual one. Two years ago, says Eddie F. Brown '89, who referees freshman games, "What happened was a lot of the time you had a really dominant team, and there was no `A' or `B' team, so the scrubs just sat on the bench...