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...shooting, Elephant patiently explores the pressures and indignities of being a high school student. The film renders its characters with unusual accuracy, commiserating with one student about the dress code for gym class and sharing the impatience of several juniors waiting for the day when they can go off-campus for lunch. As he did in the underrated To Die For, Van Sant demonstrates a real gift for capturing authentic-sounding high school dialogue (“Are you going to the concert tonight?” “No, I can’t. My parents are being...
Ensconced between The Wrap and Claverly Hall, it would seem counter-intuitive to say that Robert W. Frashure ’05 lives off-campus. Across the street from his front door is Lowell House and he lives closer to all of his classes than he ever did when he lived in Cabot House. “I don’t know whether this off-campus space exists. Where the hell is the campus?” says Frashure, who decided after his sophomore year in Cabot that he no longer wanted to live in the Quad. Over...
...that is largely ignored. Luckily with the current state of the economy, Frashure found a good market for apartments. The hardest part for Frashure was convincing his parents. Because of the dearth of students who live off-campus, Frashure’s parents had concerns that he would not be integrated with campus life. Despite the rough beginnings of his off-campus experience, however, Frashure praises the perks of life outside the Houses. “I feel more free. I like having my own bathroom. I like the privacy,” says Frashure. Like many off-campus students...
PRICING THE OFF-CAMPUS OPTIONS...
Despite his effectiveness, some argue that Frumin’s ubiquity in the community results in a homogenization of Harvard’s off-campus party scene. “Because he gets a certain deal with clubs, everyone ends up having the same formal,” Pfoho HoCo Vice President Kerry K. Shaughnessy ’05 says. She believes that planning Pfoho events without Frumin’s involvement gives her more control and allows her to choose the right venues without being “swayed by deals.” However, she adds...