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Harvard undergraduates who frequent the Pro say the store’s closing will be a “huge inconvenience,” complaining they will have to go to Central or Porter Squares to procure hard alcohol...
...shabby for people-watching, either. Some teenagers even use the multifaceted clubs as dating destinations. "The girls I've dated are usually good athletes, so we might meet at the club, hit the weights, shoot some hoops, take a shower and eat dinner there," says Luke Porter, 16, who first walked on a treadmill alongside his dad at age 5 and says he practically lives at the MAC. "My dad tells me I've run up quite...
...Porter University Professor Helen H. Vendler, who is a member of the three-person committee who decides the Morris Gray lecturers, said no progress has been made in efforts to have Paulin speak at Harvard...
...Many hikers in Nepal opt to join a group tour, but I wanted some individual freedom. In Kathmandu I hired a guide, Kamal Bhatta, and he obtained my trekking permit, hired a porter and arranged transport to the trailhead, which took six hours to reach. Once on the trail, I could hike at my own pace and choose where I wanted to sleep, which was usually the place with the best apple pie. The Annapurna circuit's nickname, in fact, is the "Apple Pie Trail," in homage to the local specialty and the easy trek...
...possible to hike entirely alone?without a guide or a porter?but it's a false economy. Kamal was a font of knowledge about local culture and the unique flora and fauna I would have otherwise overlooked. He showed me how to crack open a type of mud-color river stone to reveal ancient fossils. He also pointed out ragged scars on the mountain flanks caused by landslides that not only destroy villages but take out trekking parties as well. Altitude sickness is another potential killer. I chafed at Kamal's exhortations to go slower, but soon came to heed...