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...only one question more agonizing than “You go to Harvard?”, and that’s the inevitable follow-up: “What are you studying?” Say English or Hist and Lit and watch admiration turn to disappointment as eyebrows furrow to let you know that, at best, you’re wasting your abilities, and at worst, you’re wasting your life. Literature, we’re told, is a nice, even necessary diversion, but it’s not real life. Roberto Bolaño begs...
...chocolate as they raced to their dorms to warm up. “Cries of pain and despair from Polar Bear Swim virgins were allayed by the realization that they had summoned the first real snow of the season,” Alaska Klub Co-Presidents Robert E. Furrow ’07, Olivia H. Gage ’07, and Kenneth W. McKinley ’08 wrote in an e-mail...
...apprentices in the presence of a brilliant impressionist painter, they focus their attention on Gaitsgory’s canvas, their eyes darting to follow the flurry of bold, erratic strokes across the blackboard. Each nod marks a step closer to comprehension, but as the lecture progresses, brows begin to furrow...
...students pulled homemade sleds around the same space that played host to the campout. Although the group was instructed to extinguish the fire, Rennell and his fellow members of the Alaska Klub did not let the run in with HUPD spoil their evening plans. As vice president Rob E. Furrow ’07 ran for a bucket of water, Rennell led the group in a rousing rendition of “American Pie.” “Excuse me,” said the officer, straining to be heard over the chorus of Don McLean?...
With GPS guidance, Mitchell can dig a small furrow in the land and then pinpoint to within an inch where each seed is placed. With such precision farming, he injects fertilizer right on top of the seeds without ever touching the wheel. The heavy machinery takes the exact path every time it passes through the rows, also allowing him to minimize the amount of land that is compacted--a serious cropping problem. Since installing a GPS three years ago, the Mitchell Farm has seen a 30% to 40% drop in fertilizer costs and an 8% annual increase in yield over...