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...Harvard's Hottest" date-auction unleashed a two-week-long wave of contentious debate for the Class of '02. The premise: auction off dates with "desirable" first-years to raise money for newly established service organization, Boston Area Students Involved in the Community (BASIC). As highly charged emotions and bitter attacks on BASIC became the norm, one aspect emerged as particularly inflammatory. The implication was that the participants were the "hottest" that '02 had to offer. How could such a small group indiscriminately make this choice...
...event was a fashion show. To some extent, BASIC's noble agenda and slightly less commodifying focus quiet those who ardently protest on the grounds that an auction is degrading. Still, the question of model selection precludes unconditional support from the first-year class. When asked how "Harvard's Hottest" were actually chosen, Michaelson replied that, "while the fundraising committee initially looked in the freshman facebook, most of the people were people we knew or that our friends knew. Like Gerard Hammond, the cheerleader, we thought he would play to the crowd." Smith adds that the group was looking...
...response to rampant criticism, Smith claims that "it's not really Harvard's hottest...that's just a catch phrase. It's about raising money for a service organization and having fun. I was even against the auction idea at first but you can't take yourself too seriously." Also, Michaelson expresses that part of the selection was about simple diversity. "It's not like we have quotas but we didn't want just blond hair and blue eyes." While the premises of this event still remain questionable, BASIC demonstrated an impressive sensitivity to varying standards of beauty...
...freshmen who were dissecting and analyzing "Harvard's Hottest" from the get go, just relax. Stop being so Harvard. The verdict: "Harvard's Hottest" was for a good cause. The turn-out in Lowell Lecture Hall suggests that Smith and Michaelson were simply feeding into a culture consumed by appearance and money. Does this absolve them? Take it to Annenberg...
...Playboy magazine named the Hong Kong "Harvard's Hottest Hangout." Paul waxes nostalgic: "Back then it wasn't considered socially irresponsible to drink. Every night, the whole week, it was just crazy in here." To capitalize on the country's alcoholic inclinations, Sen started the 69 Club. The qualifications for membership? Drink all 69 varieties of beer that the Kong serves. For every 69 customers who complete the gauntlet, the Kong mounts a commemorative plaque on its wall. According to Paul, there are some folks who have earned their membership 20 times over...