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It’s true: the College does plan structured events that are vaguely social in nature. But these—ice cream socials, Pre-Frosh Weekend, Freshmen Week—tend to be lame and uncomfortable...
...come to revolve around a series of awkward moments. We awkwardly hit “Reply All” when we only meant to “Reply” and we awkwardly make out with someone at a party only to realize they’re a pre-frosh The only thing more awkward than the random, uncomfortable events that unfold in our daily lives is, ironically, our overuse of the word ‘awkward?...
Hang Liu ’09 knows how to break it down. The Holworthy frosh left WHRB’s freestyle rap battle last Friday with something every rapper wants to take home to his crib: victory. With the vocal support of some friends and his proctor, Liu overcame three challengers and an at-times hostile crowd in head-to-head dis dishes on a large makeshift stage in Massive Records on Mass. Ave. But despite his lyric-spitting prowess, the NYC native isn’t all about battling. “I like much more just writing...
...Wednesdays, the first-year cadets start the morning in a small classroom decorated with posters emblazoned with words like integrity, honor, and excellence. There are 15 cadets from different colleges, as well as an MIT pre-frosh applying for an ROTC scholarship. Four of the cadets are women, and it appears to be a racially diverse crew. Captain Brian Sullivan, who teaches the cadets military science, sits on a desk and sips coffee as he clicks through slides of weapons: M-4s, night vision devices, different kinds of grenades. “Look through the optical device here...you basically...
...hitting-wise, and the season’s so short that one bad day starts to snowball.”***Salsgiver hasn’t done poorly, mind you.Last year, he hit .298 and was named second-team All-Ivy League, improving on a .287 junior campaign. As a frosh, he actually hit .331, third on the team.But his high school career set the bar torturously, though arguably not impossibly, high. And thus far, all audiences have gotten are flickers of an extraordinary talent.“He’s never had that explosive season...