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...everyone knows, or should know, sophomores in the Quad houses have far better chances of getting singles than their river-dwelling counter-parts. Juniors and seniors are guaranteed them. They're nice singles, too: the rooms in Quad houses range from decent to luxurious, and even the smallest is comparatively spacious. None of your tiny, dingy sophomore quarters or "walk-through" rooms here. (I still remember a Dunster friend's sophomore-year room with a shudder: it was smaller than my closet...
Quad houses are also kept spotlessly clean, and the recreation areas are incomparably more comfortable and better equipped than those of the river houses. And yes, there is red brick here: Cabot and Pforzheimer have something of the old Harvard charm on the outside, with the added plus of an interior chockfull of modern amenities. No, there's no river view, but there is the Quadrangle itself, an inviting stretch of lawn that's great for field sports, especially Ultimate Frisbee...
...originally in which group, and no one cares. I have heard of similar situations in the other Quad houses, though suites are more common there. At any rate, all three Quad houses, far from being anti-social, in fact feel much friendlier and homier than all of the river houses put together. I would argue that Currier, at least, is one of the most sociable houses at Harvard...
...moan, we're marooned! Here's secret number two: the location is not a problem. In fact, its inconvenience is ridiculously exaggerated. The shuttles come so often that the schedule-savvy Quadling, if he or she so chooses, can actually walk a great deal less than your average river rat. Sure, there are down times (usually in the mid afternoon), and in the morning or around lunchtime those red and white buses can get pretty crowded. But the shuttle service, ever sensitive to student suggestion, has improved steadily over the past three years, to the point that there...
...here's a threefold message for all on-campus Harvard undergraduates. Future Quadlings: you should be grinning from ear to ear. Present Quadlings: it's time to revamp our image--be proud, and proclaim it loudly! River rats: don't pity us. Just visit us. You truly don't know what you're missing...