Word: quaded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...House grilles as often as possible. These are clearly the centers of social life late at night in the Quad--and the guys in charge of the grilles are simply studs. The food might not be as splendid as at Tommy's, but the atmosphere more than makes...
...rely too much on the shuttle. Walks back to the Quad provide a very nice opportunity to meet and talk with other people. Once you get used to relying on the shuttle, do not abuse the system. I can't stress the following enough: never, ever ask to be let out at Radcliffe Yard on a busy shuttle. All the people who have to move out of the way will resent you forever...
...meals for the week; if you don't, you will find yourself with-out lunch and spending money to eat alone at the Greenhouse. One easy solution is to eat lunch often at the River Houses--a simple and necessary way to keep up relationships with those outside the Quad sphere...
These are the tips I wish somebody had filled me in on before, tips which would have certainly made life this year easier. The Quad grows on people and I have grown to like it more with time...
...having said all this, let me also be honest and admit that I am transferring out of the Quad next year. My decision was based mostly on curiosity about the River and commitments to roommates, not any severe unhappiness about the Quad. I have already worried about having made a mistake, wondering how much I'll miss the people and the community I have found...