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...admit I had very specific expectations before move-in day. Those restless August nights gave way to fever dreams. A tweed-clad throng led the class of 2010 on an inaugural foxhunt through the Old Yard. I developed a close relationship with Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, the manly Kenan Jr. Professor of Government with a heart of gold. We ate at a candlelit table; Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes made clear which fork was for which dish...
Weld 52 explodes with stacks of Yaffa blocks, well-fingered books, bulk containers of Easy Mac, cardboard boxes, and the tell-tale anxiety of freshman move-in day. Amidst the madness, Stephen T. Norberg ’06 rummages through his belongings and discovers a framed piece of thick paper decorated with a whimsical owl and a smartly dressed pig. It’s his kindergarten diploma. Carefully navigating the chaos, his left arm almost destroying a perfectly folded pile of undershirts, he crosses the room and secures the diploma onto the blank wall above his wooden desk. Pausing...
...this arrangement will allow them their own space while still having a sense of community in their living situation. ‘DORMCEST WORKS’J.T. Scarry ’07 and Evelyn Lilly ’07 have known each other since the first day of freshman move-in, when they both took residence in the same entryway in Grays Hall. Scarry writes in an e-mail that their first interaction was likely “one of those awkward first-year ‘Hi, my name is X and I come from Y and my intended...
...company four more times before Kowitt hand-delivered the $525 reimbursement check yesterday morning. “We feel Harvard should never do business with Collegeboxes again,” Davis said. Kirkland resident Taylor M. Owings ’08 has also found herself sans futon since move-in day. She said she filed for her insurance claim, but that two months later, a representative told her the firm had lost her paperwork. She complained that Kirkland forced her into the arrangement with Collegeboxes. “We didn’t have any choice in the matter...
...little over a year ago—two days after freshman move-in day—when sophomores Emily Tay and Katie Rollins met each other for the first time. But after a few minutes alone with them, you would guess they have known each other for a lifetime.At first glance, the two seem to be complete opposites. Tay, from Los Angeles, Calif., is the quieter of the two—the more reserved and collected one. Rollins hails from Augusta, Maine—a world apart from the sunshine and glitz of LA?...