Word: names
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...grind with Harvard. She's not wailing about the decay of institutions of College Life, like Lansing Lamont in Campus Shock. Her stories read more smoothly 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...
...Radcliffe Pitches: their name gets them into trouble sometimes. The women's a capella version of the Kroks, the Pitches try to be a cross between cabaret singers and Sweet Adelines, with campy results. It's all in fun, and worth it when they sing "In the Mood...
...remember to be aware of the distance to the exit from any room you find yourself in, and make sure you can get there on a moment's notice. Don't even talk to obvious assholes, they're not worth the effort. Refuse to reveal the essential details beyond name and rank, that is, don't tell anyone where you're from, what your SAT scores were, or what you think you'll major in. Stay in your room a lot. One warning, though: if you really go for this technique, it will color the rest of your Harvard career...
...read all of the suggested books and go to as many University-sponsored events as possible. Always smile. Spend a lot of money, and get thoroughly lost at least twice, once on campus and once in Cambridge (which by some quirk of the Puritan Ethic lacks signs indicating the names of major streets, but has them for side streets, presumably working on the assumption that if you don't know the name of the street you're on, you don't deserve to. Members of the elect know; everyone else has to guess. Thank you, John Calvin...
...University administration. President Bok and his bevy of vice president oversee the College and all of the graduate schools, as well as all other University affiliates, from this unassuming perch. Across the way, in University Hall, more impressive and dominating by far, sits the College administration--the building's name is meant to confuse you. Here Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Henry Rosovsky and his team make the decisions that will mold you life at Harvard, and the odds are if you visit any offices at all you'll visit University Hall...