Word: risinger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Among them was the fact that his older brother Tom Blake '98, was a rising senior and co-captain of the team. But the chance for a top-notch Ivy League education was Blake's primary motivation.
"America at the end of the 19th century, as at the end of the 20th, suffered all the symptoms of a social capital deficit. Back then, crime rates were rising; the gap between rich and poor was growing; there was degradation in the cities; people experienced political alienation and sensed...
Since Pusey left office, the Harvard administration has taken a much more laissez-faire attitude towards religion. Despite this hands-off approach, rising diversity on Harvard's campus, together with other factors, has caused what many describe as a "religious revival" on campus.
The class of '99 receives the first totally randomized House assignments. The process results in severe gender imbalances; the most extreme is the rising sophomore class in Pforzheimer House, 70 percent of whom are male. Administrators say they will reinstate controls for gender in following years.
Rising rents were the major player in the closing of Scoops and Beans and other small businesses. The higher prices partly result from the abolition of rent control in the Square about two years ago.