Word: midterms
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...midterm crunch always sneaks up on us. Whether it means we're writing reams of pedantic essays or botching hundreds of exams, chances are good that this week has brought almost every Harvard undergraduate to the precipice of academic catastrophe--or at the very least, to the precipice of the dreaded B-plus. But we often forget that it is actually the week after midterms, not the midterm week itself, that is crucial to our academic success. Next week, our papers and midterms will come back to us graded. And right now, our fate is entirely in the hands...
Half-student and half-teacher, TFs can sense fear and are often dangerous when threatened. Some have even been known to hurl their harshest self-defense--the "B-minus"--when attacked. However, those who study the species have recognized that while hostility may increase during midterm week, TFs are actually very gentle, docile creatures, easily placated by a visit to office hours or even the simplest intelligent comment in section. Take care of your TFs. Feed them response papers regularly and hand them your midterms with a smile. And then someday, when you yourself pupate, you may find that...
...hope people learn like I did that there's more important things than work," says Oni of her mother's struggle to help others even in her time of trial. "You have to enjoy each day, step back, especially now when the [midterm] work is getting busy...
...first-year Q & A session. These questions were passed to him in his current hideout in an air duct in the basement of Wigglesworth H. He has been in this duct since 1989, living on a 10-year supply of Dining Services granola while waiting for a bad midterm grade to "blow over." The Campus Commando stresses that you tell no one where he is hiding, but greatly appreciated the company, as he has been amusing himself for the last three months by playing Contra inside his own head...
...syllabus for the course was not available at press time, but requirements for Psych 1502 included a multiple choice midterm (25 percent), section participation (25 percent) and a final (50 percent...