Word: keying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...instance, the Key's annual banquet for new members is more akin to a high-society orgy than a student group induction ceremony. Keysters ply themselves with liquor and, revelling in the maelstrom of their collective magnetism, frantically jockey to pair off with the most desirable newcomers. Granted, what goes on is surely fun for all involved and is certainly no more distasteful than what you find at any final club on a given weekend night. But, because the Key claims to be something more than the Hasty Pudding, and because it claims to represent us and our college...
...long as the administration continues to employ the Key in an official capacity as the only sanctioned student tour guide and welcome, they, too, should be taking note. In recent years the Key has made an effort to cook the right multi-ethnic stew in its selection process, and this seems to have placated any would-be watchdogs in University Hall. But unless the University has chosen to actively participate in GAP Khaki's marketing campaign, it should be sensitive to other forms of homogeneity among its emissaries...
...true that the sort of duties that the Key performs does attract a particular type of personality. Admittedly, there will never be too many sardonic introverts who want to spend their time organizing dance parties for first-years. But, glad-handing IOP jocks are not the only ones capable of putting on a positive face and selling Harvard. In fact, the college would do far better in reaching the variety of people interested in the school by presenting a more varied and rich public facade. Aggressive charisma is not the only kind of charisma, and Harvard's reputation might fare...
...this week comes to a close, the Key undoubtedly takes pride in a job well done ushering a new class onto campus. It is a shame that it will take another few weeks before first-years will get a real taste of Harvard's student body--thankfully, slightly less perky, and regrettably, a little less pleasing...
...significance of the Harvard name can be taken out of proportion. "If you went to Harvard, or graduated from there, you are automatically elevated to some sort of 'elite' realm," says Misasha C. Suzuki '99, a Japanese citizen who works for JP Morgan in Tokyo. "Harvard is the key to basically opening up whatever you want in Japan...