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...Quad as Other is not restricted to devaluation. River house residents also elevate the Quad into an unrealizable ideal, and mythologize it: “The Quad has such great community and such great housing. Can you believe some rooms in the Quad even have kitchens?” Moreover, a sense of mystery develops around this rumored Harvard haven: “I hear Pfoho‘s 90’s Dance is incredible… but where is the Quad again...
Through this idealization, however, the Quad remain as Other—it can never truly develop its own independent sense of individuality. Thus river houses can be known for their unique traditions and quirky characteristics, while the Quad can only be know for its “great rooms and great community...
...important to add, that while geography may have played a role in the establishment of the Quad as Other, our common cultural perception has furthered and cemented this image. A location is not born, but rather becomes a Quad...
...time for students to address the insecurities about house life that we project onto the Quad. We need to address the problems with house community that have lead the Quad to become the Other, and realize that although the Quad may be far away, it’s really not that different from the rest of campus...
Wherever freshmen end up tomorrow, they still have an exciting three years ahead of them. The Quad is really not so bad—the rooms are spacious and modern, the house-life is great, and the shuttle service perfectly convenient. Yet by drawing this type of self-Other distinction so often within our campus, we simply make people needlessly disappointed with their...