Word: proctoral
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Look at a Proctor's ID card and you will immediately notice the difference between an RA and a proctor. In the lower right corner, where first-years have the word "College" emblazoned in black, proctors'- cards instead announce their status as "Officer" of the University...
...While proctors stress their responsibility is greater than that of RAs and that their age lends them more respect and authority, they are quick to point out they are not a Harvard University Police Department annex. And the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO), which is in charge of the selection, training and administration of the proctor program, also tells proctors to respect the privacy of students...
...What we're told is that you don't want to be a parent and you don't want to be a friend, but if you can find some middle ground, that would be ideal," says Roland Davis, who is entering his first term as a proctor...
...When students are in their rooms, not disturbing other people, not creating a disturbance, what goes on behind closed doors should remain behind closed doors," says Karen E.Avery'88, assistant dean of Harvard College, who was a proctor for four years at the turn of the decade...
Deciding when to tell a student to turn down the music and when to let the band play on is just a call that has to be made. "A proctor just wants to make sure that there's harmony," says fifth-year Proctor Ted D. Miller...