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...candy-gram and call it a night. But when Valentine's falls on a Saturday night--for the first time in ten years--avoidance tactics become a recipe for disaster. Mix that in with the three-day weekend, add the teaspoon of truth that nobody has that much real schoolwork this early in the semester, bake for half an hour at 350 degrees, and you'd better be seriously prepared with something sweet for your sweetheart--or at least have made other plans. This year, you can run, but you can't hide...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Free Love | 2/12/1998 | See Source »

Over the weekend, raise a glass of the beverage of your choice to this Valentine's Day and next year's, and to that happy future age when all students can celebrate Valentine's Day in the manner that they choose, free from both schoolwork and stigma. (And while we're at it, let's hope for world peace...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Free Love | 2/12/1998 | See Source »

Harvard likes to boast about the length of reading period, which theoretically allows students to forget about schoolwork over winter break and return to school rested and ready to study for exams. But when countless courses assign papers and projects with deadlines as early as the first week of January, "winter break" often turns into two extra weeks of academic work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Give Us a Break: Extend Intersession | 2/3/1998 | See Source »

Drinking ameliorates the unpleasantness, at least momentarily, by mushing our minds and allowing us to forget about all of our schoolwork and responsibilities and at least take a stab at enjoying the prime years of our life. For many people, remaining happy in such a cold and dark climate is a challenge. There is a reason the Russians are famous for drinking so much vodka. Drinking warms a body and helps a mind forget the cruelties of nature...

Author: By Melissa ROSE Langsam, | Title: Necessary Liquid Courage | 2/3/1998 | See Source »

...their guard and relax while sober. Dancing is scarce at many campus parties, and the little that takes place is terribly inhibited. Most students, especially men, refuse to dance before downing a beer. After that beer, one might hope for good company. But inevitably, someone broaches the topic of schoolwork, likely to complain about how many pages there are to write the next morning for one class or another. Papers as cocktail talk? Professors would be pleased, but there are no TFs around to award brownie points. The whole thing makes for lousy parties...

Author: By Melissa ROSE Langsam, | Title: Necessary Liquid Courage | 2/3/1998 | See Source »

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