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...winner of the Pfoho House Committee’s “Love Connection” game on Sunday night was none other than Gossip Guy stalwart William K. Weaver ’98-’03, who won a date at Bartley’s with the comely Melissa I. Wang ’02. Between egregious misuses of the phrase “coup d’etat,” a pantsless Weaver reeled off bon mots like “I’ll knock the bottom out of that ass?...
...want to write about the half of Harvard love-life no one acknowledges but is almost always on our minds. The talk. Who’s dating whom, who did what where and often WHY? Harvard’s gossip network is alive and well. Most of the time, we don’t even notice the extent to which conversations about love monopolize our time. If you don’t believe me, try the following experiment: think about the last five fairly lengthy conversations you’ve had with friends. The odds are that at least...
...Harvard’s gossip web so vital? Why are there so many of us whispering in the dining halls, winking in the hallways and nudging on the shuttle...
Most of the time when we gossip, whether we are aware of it or not, we are involving ourselves in power dynamics. With every gossip transfer, there is a transaction in kind of trust for power. And the different personality types are playing the game with different strategies, each seeking to gain his or her advantage...
Harvard’s gossip web is so strong because we love power. Let’s face it: gossip makes us feel better about ourselves. The listeners bask in the glow of knowing something that they shouldn’t and the spreaders acquire Harvard’s number one commodity: fame. Quite a symbiotic relationship...