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Almost like a grating and unnecessary rite of passage, Harvard first-years traditionally have had to find upperclass students to swipe them into most Houses. Thankfully, the days of idle first-years huddling around entryway doors and House courtyards on Saturday nights may soon be over. Last Wednesday, the Committee on House Life (CHL) proposed that House masters allow first-years keycard access to all the Houses. While ideally, the masters would approve 24-hour universal keycard access (UKA) for all students, the extension of keycard access for first-years is a step in the right direction. And the arguments...
...know where I'm going to find them. There was a standard shoe for spring-summer--a T-strap white sandal with the holes poked out in front--and also a classic saddle fall-winter shoe. Buster Brown made good ones; so did Stride Rite...
...success. Thirty years ago, most children got five shots in the first two years of life; today the number is 20, with as many as five in a single visit. Ouch! The first ever five-in-one combination vaccine will take a bit of the sting out of this rite of passage. Infants can now be protected against hepatitis B and polio, along with diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough), with a single injection given at 2, 4 and 6 months, eliminating half a dozen shots in the process...
...lead to self-censorship. In English, I feel no expectations from old fans and no negative cultural associations. The 26 letters of the English alphabet make me a child again-naive, bold, fearless, primal. I can profane, question and break the stranglehold of traditional Chinese culture. English is my rite of passage...
...novice actor-director, it can be a thrilling, daunting rite of passage. Says Matt Dillon, who directed his first feature, City of Ghosts, last year: "There's a lot of stuff you have to fight for. Constantly. Especially budget and schedule constraints. Postproduction was a whole new ballgame. A lot of opinions came up in the editing room." He sounds like a contestant on Fear Factor but adds, "Directing is a great job. You just have to have a cool head and trust your instincts...