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Word: pet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sure this is one rule some students aren't happy with, but since undergrads are so busy, I can see where pets could become neglected," Heath said. "Proctors can own pets because they live here year-round, which lends stability to the pet...

Author: By Scott M. Finn, | Title: Undergrads Hide Illegal Pets | 10/3/1990 | See Source »

...think they try to discourage...people from buying an animal and then abandoning it at the end of the year. A pet isn't just for a year," she said. "It's for life...

Author: By Scott M. Finn, | Title: Undergrads Hide Illegal Pets | 10/3/1990 | See Source »

...pet rule does not apply for proctors or tutors living on campus. Karen L. Heath '84, a senior advisor for the North Yard and a proctor in Mower, owns a one-year old cat named Natasha. She said the reason for the exception is not to frustrate students, but to protect pets...

Author: By Scott M. Finn, | Title: Undergrads Hide Illegal Pets | 10/3/1990 | See Source »

Other students said they were annoyed with the rule for different reasons. First-year student Elye J. Alexander '94, who keeps a weevil in an Absolut bottle in his room, said the pet rule is too "ambiguous...

Author: By Scott M. Finn, | Title: Undergrads Hide Illegal Pets | 10/3/1990 | See Source »

...Harvard senior, the proud owner of a mudpuppy salamander named Rocky, said the wording of the rule was the reason he was ultimately allowed to keep his pet...

Author: By Scott M. Finn, | Title: Undergrads Hide Illegal Pets | 10/3/1990 | See Source »

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