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...Donna Reed: in one episode, Mom advises 14-year-old Jesse that he ought to be more frank in trying to woo his girlfriend. When he goes too far, the girl's father shows up on their doorstep and punches (who else?) Jesse's dad in the mouth. A laugh track tinkles wanly in the background as if someone were too embarrassed to turn it up louder. As well they should...
...came within 10 points of being exempted. I should have been pleased; I almost tricked Harvard. But then I realized that they had the last laugh. Although I wasn't good enough for the exemption, I had scored too well for introductory French and was consequently placed in a higher level...
Students awake the next day to a delightfulmath test. Harvard doesn't force anyone to takemath, so the results are completely irrelevant forhumanities concentrators. These people should havefun with the test and enjoy a good hearty laugh atthe results, which will not be too impressive...
...hopfrom extracurricular introductory meeting toextracurricular introductory meeting, filling upat each stop on the Smartfood and Doritos providedfor refreshment. That night, first-years get afirst look at one of Harvard's strangerphenomenons, the a capella jam. The performance'spattern goes something like this: a capella groupperforms funny skit. Audience members laugh andwish they, too, could wear tuxedos and blackcocktail dresses and be funny. A capella groupsings song with lots of ba-ba-ba sounds andharmonizing. Audience members applaud and wishthey, too, could wear tuxedos and black cocktaildresses and sing well. A capella groups encouragefirst years to audition...
...trustiest ally is her husband, who functions as a candid and unsparing critic. "There are times when he tells me what I really don't want to know," she says with a laugh. Perhaps more important, he sees himself frankly as a role model for other men. "I have no problem about appearing with Mary and supporting her," he says. "She is the one of us who holds office...