Word: haven
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Although Harvard remains a haven for America's liberal youth, many think the student activism of today lacks the fervor of the war protests of the 1960s. "Some people call it yuppification," says Offutt, who, in his tenure as chairman of the council, favored a depoliticized student government. "Students are more interested in their grades and careers...
Elbaum, who until recently was a pre-med, challenges the stereotype. "I haven't seen all the stereotypical people, very few stab-you-in-the-back pre-meds," he says. "There are pre-meds probably involved in every sport. I don't think anyone is a total geek...
Annual trips between New Haven and Cambridge, replete with tailgate parties, alumni and countless shakers of martinis, are now an integral part of the Harvard-Yale matchup--a series which presently stands at 38-56-8 in favor of the Elis...
...haven't seen the freshmen yet, but seeing as we have only nine people back and we like to travel with a squad of 18 we have nine slots to fill," Hafferty says. "The freshmen have experience, but just how good they are we'll be seeing...
...stunt, Landis curtly responded, "The hell with you." As D'Agostino told it, Landis cavalierly shrugged off the concerns of another employee during a rehearsal of the stunt. According to the attorney, the director told his worried colleague, "This is just a warmup for what's coming. You haven't seen anything yet." Landis, she said, refused to use dolls instead of children because they would not "give him the real-life effect...