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Oppenheim is perhaps justified in his cynicism regarding Harvard, but none of us are justified in our unwillingness to strive for change. If you take anything from hearing "the world is your oyster," it should be the knowledge that the power to try and change things for the better is yours...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 5/24/2000 | See Source »

...arrogant self-righteousness. I have often wondered what might be wrong with a person who, dissatisfied with their food, would actually yell at a waiter at a restaurant. Now I know--they probably went to Harvard. Too many people here have been told that the world is their oyster. And, they've been told far too many times. We all have an exceptional aptitude for academics, but we are not gods or royalty. The student in the crepe shop, like so many here, had clearly forgotten the distinction between a high SAT score and divine right. To be fair, Harvard...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Remembering Harvard | 5/22/2000 | See Source »

...Leonard Wu is prepared: for hay fever, for wood splinters, for kindergarden arts and crafts. His pockets are crammed with construction-paper scissors, oyster-opening pliers, eyebrow-plucking tweezers, extra-strength Kleenex packets and a bus schedule...

Author: By Nina O. Yuen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Wallets? Lip Balm? Oh, the Humanity! | 4/27/2000 | See Source »

Coming off a week of spring training in the Carolinas, the Crimson women hope to demonstrate their improvement this weekend at the beautiful Oyster Harbors Gold Course for the Boston College Invitational tomorrow and Sunday. Though the women will look for a strong finish this weekend, the tournament is merely a chance to prepare for the Ivy League Championships at Pine Barrens in New Jersey in less than two weeks. Though Princeton and Yale remain formidable opponents, Laine and company hope for some momentum to propel them to a strong finish against their Ivy rivals...

Author: By Derek J. Kaufman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Golf Teams Seeing Green(s) | 4/7/2000 | See Source »

...John and Michael Gibbons, bassist Clint Takeda and drummer Ed Farnsworth, substituting for Joe Culver who is busy being a father. fter several releases on lesser known labels, Matador Records has been putting out their music since 1997. They list among their influences the Velvet Underground and the Blue Oyster Cult, who incidentally were playing downstairs at the club that night...

Author: By Adam J. Ross, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Big Fish, Big (Bardo) Pond | 11/19/1999 | See Source »

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