Word: semi
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...although O’Brien—who was also president of the semi-secret Sorrento Square organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine—could not be reached to confirm the story, Borowitz claims that he provided some less-than-ideal pants...
...faces to interview and new places to rove. At a time when I was still feeling my way around Harvard, it gave me an easy excuse to meet new people. My freshman year, Roving landed me a spot in The Crimson parody by the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine—did you know that I clean up vomit and then eat it and then vomit it out? My freshman roommates endearingly wallpapered my door with that issue...
With ample resources, HCC’s may also find success in imitating a structure similar to the Social Studies sophomore tutorial, in which small tutorial seminars guided by full-fledged faculty operate semi-autonomously alongside weekly lectures. To be sure, the resource and logistical demands of operating in such a structure would be substantial, but they are far from prohibitive. Insofar as Harvard is aiming to provide a world class education to its undergraduates, the curricular review should be relentless in setting a high bar for HCC?...
...basic rationale for this policy (which has been in place for many, many years) is that we do not feel that the quality of education in the College would be well-served by creating a semi-permanent adjunct faculty, and do not feel that the academic careers of individuals who are appointed as teaching assistants would be advanced by long-term employment in this category,” Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Vincent Tompkins wrote in an e-mail...
...added that Kelley, who took a year off before attending college to play semi-professional hockey with the U.S. hockey league, is not the confrontational type, unless provoked...