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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Michael Berry is the man who brought Deli Day to Harvard. Berry is the architect of the hamburger option. And Berry, recently appointed director of dining services, is the one who dumped fish pizziola from the menu...

Author: By Joshua W. Shenk, | Title: Michael Berry: Mealtime Messiah | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

Born in Mountain View, Ca., near Stanford, he has lived in northern California most of his life. Like many students, he thought of Harvard as an option not only because of its prestige but as a new venue. Being from California. He'd never had that much contact with or knowledge of the East Coast and hoped to find something different far from home...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Speaking Loudly and Carrying a Big Stick | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

Like many students, Gallagher was ambivalent about the war until it actually began. He realized that there were reasons to go to war, but would have preferred that sanctions had been more honestly pursued as an option. "I don't think anyone opposed to or in support of the war had any illusions about the nature of Saddam Hussein," he says. "But I think he would have been forced to back down without...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Speaking Loudly and Carrying a Big Stick | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

...home after four years at school will also provide you with a stimulating and exciting chance to catch up with the 'rents--surely they've changed almost as much as you have. Or perhaps not. In any case, you'll probably get free room and board. but if option #1 becomes unbearable, you can always...

Author: By David J. Socolow, | Title: Yes, We Have No Life | 6/5/1991 | See Source »

...Volunteer for a good cause. Public service is a noble and worthwhile means of wasting time. Volunteerism works especially well in tandem with option #2. If you are "in town raising money for (fill in the worthy cause)," no member of the class of '91 can justifiably refuse to put you up for a few nights (or fortnights...

Author: By David J. Socolow, | Title: Yes, We Have No Life | 6/5/1991 | See Source »

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