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...Memorial Hall was where we had the Freshman Smoker [an annual cabaret-style event],” Terence R. Murphy ’59 said. “It was so outrageous that the Freshman Smoker was canceled after that. Somebody poured beer on the heads of one of the deans...
CORRECTION: The June 1 news article "Class of 1959 Remembers Undergraduate Days" incorrectly stated that somebody had poured beer on the heads of "all the deans" at an annual cabaret-style event, based on a statement from Terence R. Murphy '59. In fact, Murphy later clarified that only one of the deans was doused, and the text online has since been updated to reflect the error...
Perhaps drawing inspiration from Isaac Newton, when physicist Brian R. Greene ’84 worked deep into the night on classical mechanics homework as an undergraduate, he routinely consumed upwards of 15 apples in a single sitting, courtesy of the dining hall.Greene’s unusual eating habits were legendary among his Winthrop housemates. They also belied a compulsive nature, one that propelled Greene to the forefront of theoretical physics. He is also lauded outside the academic realm for his two bestsellers, “The Elegant Universe” and “Fabric of the Cosmos...
...Staff writer Evan T. R. Rosenman can be reached at erosenm@fas.harvard.edu...
...would describe Phil as a guy that was determined and not afraid to take chances, on or off the ice,” former teammate Shayne R. Kukulowicz ’84 said...