Word: patheticism
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The complaints spring from all sides. No one should have to practice in recycling rooms, as Caine does; oboist Dearbhla McHenry '00 remembers many quality hours spent in the Greenough laundry room. When it comes down to practice room access, "the Saturday 1 p.m. to 4:15 is a pathetic...
We did the usual beach stuff; working on our tans, swimming, building a 10-person pyramid when we met up with some other friends, and catching up on sleep. I made numerous pathetic attempts to do some reading, but after getting through three pages, I would fall asleep. Sleep comprised...
Given the letter of stacey J. Mullin (Letters, April 14) decrying me for my thoughtless quote, I would like to clarify what I said. When I referred to all of "these pathetic people who took math competitions in high school," I was referring to people like myself, who nostalgize about...
The Putnam provides us with a chance to relive those days--as Clifford Taubes points out in the article (News, April 9), the Putnam is the only college math competition, while there are many for high school students. We jump at the opportunity to recapture a part of our youth...
Michael L. Develin's comment regarding the Putnam Math Contest (News, Apr. 9) makes me ashamed to be a Harvard student. Develin's condescending attitude toward the "pathetic" competitors in the competition promotes the stereotype of the arrogant Harvard student. How can he suggest that "anyone interested in math should...