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Nobody ever stops talking at Harvard. Whether it's your T.F. droning on about the 350 pages you haven't read, your roommate endlessly analyzing why Miss Right never looks at him in the e-mail line at Lamont, or the "Spare Change" man by Au Bon Pain going "ooh, beautiful ladies!" someone's always talking. So maybe that's why Meredith Monk's "A Celebration Service"--an interdisciplinary performance based around Monk's powerful non-verbal vocalizations held at Sanders on April 23--was so refreshing...
What does Starbucks mean to you? A grande latte, a study spot away from Lamont, a ubiquitous commercial chain? Probably not Moby Dick. But Melville was on the mind of Terry and Gordon, founding fathers of one of our nation's hallmarks...
...phone, the Internet, the roommate who has given up on schoolwork altogether and who wants a sympathetic ear for her adventures from last weekend. The Yard and other outdoor locales may be picturesque, but the temptation to sunbathe and/or fall asleep can be overwhelming. House libraries get crowded quickly, Lamont is more conducive to people-watching and flirting than to concentrating on reading, and Widener is just too damn spooky. Cabot is strictly for the "serious" student--bring your pillow and your toothbrush and prepare to camp out for two weeks...
...such animosity really necessary? HLS forgets that law students have full access to all of Harvard's libraries, including those which are designed primarily for undergraduates (namely Lamont). Should we in turn stand at the entracce to all our favorite haunts and turn away "foreigners" a la Adams during interhouse (the gong would be a nice touch...
...they spend in the library or the lab (beware of intro courses that pit you against the Westinghouse Finalist in the grade curve wars). Interdisciplinary choices like History and Literature and Social Studies win praise for their freedom, but with you-can't-hide tutorials, be sure you looove Lamont Library...