Word: rivers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Yard is filled with crimson-clad alumni; and the streets are jammed with the onslaught of visitors. Energized by the fiery and historic competition and hoping for another exciting victory--go Harvard, go!--I start to hum some Harvard "fight" songs as I walk along Plympton Street towards the river. "Ten thousand men of Harvard," I begin, noting with chagrin the odd looks I get from random passers-by and fellow Harvard students. Subdued, but only slightly, I continue, "want victory today...
However, it's another story on the other side of town--down by the river in my concrete estate. I leave Lamont and the Yard, sinking my head into my scarf. I veer out of my way to choose the brightest and most populated streets. But in Harvard Square after 10 p.m. on a weeknight, it's no easy task to find people outside. I closely follow whoever is walking towards the river, pacing myself on the heels of random students who must wonder why I appear to be stalking them. Yet there is always a stretch I must...
...police are making a definite effort to improve conditions on campus by increasing patrols and police presence on campus. But I want them down by the river. One night when I arrived home, two policemen were sitting out in front of the house and suddenly I felt safer. Seeing them leaning against their car chatting calmly made me feel that much more comfortable. Just knowing that there was someone on the other side of that path to protect me would stop me from breaking into a nervous jog as I entered the uncharted territories by Leverett Towers...
There is a new police substation in Weld, open 24 hours a day. Chief Riley has said that he is working to create additional substations in the River and Quad houses. So I propose a Mather substation. A police station would certainly fit with the decor. Perhaps not the most centrally located spot, Mather is nevertheless an optimum location. Otherwise the wing of campus including Dunster, Leverett Towers, and Mather is the exposed right flank. The row of houses stretching from Kirkland to Old Leverett is always bright and never quite as abandoned my lone trek. East of DeWolfe Street...
...more recent questions asked students to find the source of the quote "Be happy in your work"--from the movie "Bridge Over the River Kwai...