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David Modigliani '02, one of Rosenthal's blockmates, said he thinks the group escaped being "Quadded" by participating in a ritual to appease the "Quad. gods." Wednesday night...
Just six weeks after its opening, Temple Bar has revolutionized social life in the Quad...
...novelty always wears off, and skeptics challenge: isn't Temple just a carbon copy of Grafton? Why don't Quad socialites just suck it up, make the 10-minute walk and get the real thing...
...fact, these two social hubs seem to mirror stereotyped differences between students living on the river and the Quad. The Quad Houses are seen as more insular and more comfortable than River cousins. Likewise, while Grafton Street can get a bit impersonal, Lee says at Temple Bar, "the atmosphere is more conversational and friendly... with more people from the neighborhood." This mature congregation, molded into leather-boothed intimacy and cushioned by chenille pillow comfort, makes for a less frenzied, mellower mood...
Likewise, people in the Quad say, "Hi," while River folk walk on by. And come nightfall, the feverish River beats a friendly but empty Quad. In many ways the Radcliffe dorms are a softer, cozier, newer version of the River Houses; essentially, the Quad is to the River what Temple is to Grafton. But those who hazard the walk to both places will reap rewards. Newly converted Quaddites, dry your tears; Temple promises redemption...