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...Brown's important studies described what Brown termed "flash-bulb memory--the phenomenon by which during emotional situations a person may remember otherwise insignificant details...
...while motherhood at Harvard may be a rare phenomenon, Ocon and Payanzo soon learned that they had more than just two options. With the help of the administration, the Financial Aid Office, the Housing Office and support services across campus, both women realized that raising a child and earning a degree weren't incompatible...
...Handy is quick to point out that single parenting--a newer phenomenon at the College--is different because the mothers are generally without much of a support system...
...grape debate did not surprise me. Harvard's activists have periodically conveyed their confusion as to whether the "protest" or the "cause" should be the engine driving the train. When Stich describes the singular disinterest with which the activists seem to approach community service, perhaps she is noticing this phenomenon. Getting "down and dirty" in the trenches, making a positive difference in the lives of the less fortunate has rarely been the priority of the activists. Rather, many simply seem anxious to talk...
...evidence of this truly sad phenomenon, look no further than the Undergraduate Council of recent memory. The activists on the council have never failed to supply us with resolutions on subjects ranging from Nigerian oil, to Burmese students, to grape and strawberry pickers. But the council clothing drives or gift drives for the needy have invariably fizzled out with only a few people to staff them. Have you ever even heard of the "Pinch the Grinch Drive?" There is a reason...