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Until recently censored by the University, I wrote a weekly column called "Prank Files" for Fifteen Minutes (FM) magazine. As the name suggests, "Prank Files" was the record of prank calls I had made to various institutions at Harvard. For example, I called UHS claiming to have Mad Cow Disease from eating a Whopper; I called the Eliot superintendent and tried to get him to shut off the heater in my roommate's room because my roommate "always makes a mess and has poor circulation;" and I called the Bureau of Study Council to say I needed academic help, badly...
...beginning of this academic year, I called Room 13 for "Prank Files," saying I had a problem--Harvard was number three in U.S. News and World Report. I said I had chosen to go to Harvard because it was ranked number one, and I fretted that lowly Duke was ranked only one below us. I explained I liked Harvard and the people here, but I just wasn't sure being number three was good enough to pursue my future goal of working at Merrill Lynch. Room 13 responded politely to my "problem" and asked me if I really thought...
According to Pollak, who is Jewish, the idea of mixing Jewish observation with that of other cultures or traditions is alien to Jewish practice. However, a number of Dunster residents said they believe the letter was a prank, not a genuine expression of concern...
Columbia is a favorite Ivy League. cellar dweller, and they take that aspiration to the limits, forcing even their band to dwell in mediocrity, nay abomination. To the uninitiated, the Lions' band looks to be a fraternity prank. In actuality, it is Columbia trying their hardest...
While most airlines almost immediately jettison the flight numbers of planes involved in disasters, TWA only last week decided to take Flight 800 off its timetables. The reason for the delay? "Our first concern was with the investigation and the families," said a TWA spokesman. After a slew of prank calls, however, the designation was changed to 924. Other numbers retired after tragedies...