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...kids. And kids we were, next to these people who had managed to scramble up the media ladder. We certainly saw what it takes to be a TV executive: aggression. Tom Brokaw too was not terribly interested by our non-credentials, but Phil convinced him to approach us and proffer some words of wisdom. Slathered with taupe make-up, Brokaw embraced us, muttered the word "Harvard," smiled and told us we were great as we tried to subtly beg for a photo. Brokaw even gave Jenn a big fat kiss on the cheek which she proudly reminded...
...Just months into his freshman year, Knobler saw the contraction of his social network, the result of an essay displayed on his website: knobler.com. Since 11th grade, Knobler has used his homepage to proffer school assignments and personal reflections into the wide, wide world of cyberspace. One paper, on what he sees as a double standard surrounding athletics and academics, found its way into the wrong hands: Harvard jocks...
...same guys whose television I hijacked every week last year would proffer the suggestion that my problem stems from having an extreme Scully-complex. They've concluded that I kind of look like her (debatable), so I must actually want to be her. I disagree wholeheartedly, though I must admit that it is nice to see someone else who's as short as I am kicking ass on a weekly basis. And how much fun would it be to get to carry a gun and flash that FBI badge all the time...
Several victims have requested that automatic locks be installed in dormitory doors. One first-year explained that she would rather be locked out of her room than "risk having [her] door open to the world." But if she really fears the world will tramp through her unlocked door, we proffer a simple piece of advice: Be a little bit more compulsive about locking the door when leaving the room...
...stereotypes that young students are not concerned with what is right and just." Students have organized and participated in rallies and campaigns to eradicate poverty wages at Harvard because, according to the Harvard Living Wage Campaign web site, "you can't eat prestige." But even if it can't proffer the nourishment that a living wage could, it still never hurts to have prestige on your side...