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...missing,” wrote Kirkland resident Jayne F. Wolfson ’08 in an e-mail. “When it came down to the final vote, all of the guys cheered for the bubblegum shirt. We then realized that it must be some sort of sexual joke.” Rebutting the suggestion that friends of designer John K. Minervini ’07 had a hand in his win, Minervini deadpanned, “I was in China all last year and I don’t know anyone in Kirkland. The idea that...
...governed by unforgiving fates. His law partner William Herndon said of him, “His melancholy dripped from him as he walked.” Lincoln was depressed, yes. But he was also incredibly successful, and is today rightly celebrated. To be fair, mental illness is not a joke. Some students do legitimately need professional help to maintain mental wellness. But in the cases of most Harvard students, a moderate level of depression is not surprising. Harvard students are determined, and they have an investment in success—apart from the $40,000-a-year one. The byproduct...
...simply does not give women the opportunity to express femininity. For example, the women’s formal uniforms are modeled after the men’s, although women have the option to wear a skirt. The mint and olive green outfit is undeniably dowdy.“We joke a lot about the army female class-A uniform,” Williams says. “It’s so ugly.”And though attempts have been made to adapt the formal pants to suit the female form, none has quite succeeded. The cadets complain that...
...corrupted the government’s dietary guidelines, fret no more: Harvard has created its own food pyramid! In 2005, the USDA replaced its 1992 food pyramid with a new version, which Walter C. Willett, Frederick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, dubbed “a complete joke.” The pyramid’s recommendations (heavy on dairy, meat, and grains) are rife with political undertones, according to Jami M. Snyder, Communications Coordinator of Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS). “It’s very convenient for the industry,” Willett said...
...site facebook.com "He said he was interested in Satanism," says Jeremy Burgess, 19, DeBusk's dormitory roommate. But one "demon hunting" trip amounted to little more than an excuse to drink in the woods. According to court documents, Cloyd, DeBusk and Moseley set the first five fires as a joke after a night of drinking and shooting at deer, then torched four more churches 100 miles away to throw police off their trail. A lawyer for Cloyd described him as "remorseful" but would not comment on his guilt or innocence...