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...taken to showing up to job interviews tardy in order to reap the benefits of my Ivy League education. It’s been a successful tactic; while the hiring deadline has passed, I am currently waiting by the phone for offers that are sure to be fashionably late...
...Pundits of punctuality are most resistant to Harvard Time. They argue that classes should end early instead of starting late, that it encourages temporal laxity, that it makes us less polite. These are silly arguments...
...starts at seven after. You’re fine.” She was dumbfounded that another option could possibly exist. I watched as the student, happy to have his belief in the universality of Harvard Time affirmed, placidly took a seat. He was twelve minutes late. He had missed nearly a quarter of the section. Absolutely no one cared. It was wonderful...
...Late last month, residents’ concerns about the construction slowdown erupted into active resistance as neighborhood groups decorated Harvard-owned properties with banners protesting the University’s presence. Objections that residents have raised include the unattractiveness of vacant Harvard-owned real estate and the ever-diminishing prospects for a revitalized neighborhood...
...Federal Election Commission requesting an expedited advisory opinion about whether the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee can set up two recount funds on Franken's behalf; Coleman's campaign says it agrees with the request. Meanwhile, dozens of GOP leaders solicited donations for Coleman's recount fund via YouTube in late February...