Word: lot
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...plot lines. But each attempt at psychological depth, at developing a character or portraying a crucial moment comes off like so much slop thrown at these cardboard figures to keep the reader interested. Jumping from one woman to another and updating us on their lives requires a lot of fast stepping. Jaffe doesn't turn in much of a performance, however. If you want to see the finale, you have to wade through 300 pages of tedium. Expect to be disappointed. There is no splashy ending, no grand resolution. Jaffe just kind of shuffles offstage, leaving her limp figures behind...
...than The Mem Hall Murders. In the end Harvard fares pretty well, because she uses it only for background: dropping names of buildings and alumni, reminiscing about sneaking a feel in an Eliot House room or necking on the steps of Briggs Hall. The Harvard name may sell a lot of books, but it won't save the story...
...Republican Club: sponsors of a tepid invitation to Richard Nixon, who wisely chose not to speak at Harvard. The invitation itself, though, caused a massive rift in the club. Joining this one means you are a good candidate for getting corraled into a lot of schlock work...
...Crimson: the University daily. A lot of Harvard people are critical of the Crimson, but it does offer most students their best opportunity for daily reporting and writing...
Like almost everything else at Harvard, Freshman Week depends a lot on how you approach it. You and about 1600 equally nervous, eager, and thoroughly confused people will be subjected to a week of nonstop new things with new people, and even if you never stop moving around there'll be things that you miss, or will want to miss. There are, of course, several ways to cope with Freshman Week, and the pattern you choose will depend on your attitude coming in and how quickly you can adjust to a rather odd situation...