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...this is true of students who are from other religious backgrounds but do not necessarily keep kosher, fast on Ramadan and abstain from alcohol, or worship the various Hindu deities. What I find most puzzling is that lack of religion among students is only endemic to Harvard and its peer institutions such as Yale. Seven out of 10 college students say that religion is important or very important in their lives, according to the national survey of college student attitudes conducted by Harvard’s Institute of Politics. The report even goes...
...Advising Programs Office (APO) received over 480 applications for next year’s 180 newly created peer advising fellow positions, Associate Dean of Advising Programs Monique Rinere was “thrilled” to announce in an e-mail yesterday. “That’s a lot of applications,” said APO associate Brooks B. Lambert-Sluder ’05. “It’s pretty incredible.” In comparison, the number of applicants for the Prefect Program “varies from...
...does not soil his jumper. However, the availability of diapers in a pharmacy that caters specifically to college students promotes the idea that just anyone can be having sex and babies, with or without love, with or without marriage. Today’s teenagers are extremely susceptible to peer-pressure, and all they want to do is fit in. Teenagers see boxes of diapers in the CVS piled up to the sky, and they assume that diaper use—and therefore sexual activity—is acceptable behavior, and will probably make them “cool...
...what’s in it for Peer Advising Fellows? First, the chance to make a real difference in the lives of first-years; every upperclassman has a story to tell about Harvard’s daunting course catalogue, its competitive atmosphere, or its formidable expectations, and Fellows would be in a unique position to use their experience and training to help first-years navigate the minefield that Harvard can sometimes...
With the announcement of the new Peer Advising Fellows program, first-year advising at Harvard seems ready to change for the better. This exciting new initiative will, however, only succeed with the support of undergraduates keen to make a difference in the lives of freshmen. Take the time to fill out the (short) application before the weekend’s out. The class of 2010 will thank...