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Lowell House is a clean, well-lit, centrally located building whose historic Russian bells ritually serenade its residents. Its courtyard has won architectural awards. The view from its tower is listed in the Michelin Guides as "spectacular." But Michelle Kiang '97 can't wait to leave. "Everyone keeps to themselves around here," says the Biochem concentrator. "Overall, it's very unfriendly...
Lowell's apparent lack of facilities is another drawback, which annoyed Kiang and her roommates. "We tried to make gingerbread cookies for a holiday party, but we couldn't find the kitchen. After wandering around the tunnels for a while, we found a tutor who told us we probably didn't want to go there because it was roach-infested. She took us to her room to use her convection oven instead. She had a pigeon living in her room that she found in the belfry. It has some sort of neurological disorder, so its head is kind of cocked...
Neurologically-disturbed avian acquaintances notwithstanding, Kiang and some of her roommates have decided to search for a friendlier environment by moving to the Radcliffe Quad. Although "quadbuster" houses remain popular among first years, a significant number of undergraduates are choosing to relocate to more suburban climes found off Linnean Street...
...Throughout the entire East, the basic social unit is the family," said Kiang. "The social pressure is not to hype yourself but to be meek and self-effacing...
...response to a question on the stereotypes of Asians in academic Kiang replied that they exist...