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...Harvard’s longest-tenured housemasters. Their monthly open houses (next one’s on housing day!) make you wonder how you ever endured Annenberg, with huge platters of sushi, dumplings, eggnog, brownies, chocolate-covered strawberries, and of course the famous monkeybread. Always around to offer a smile, the masters are such a fixture that the Mather mascot,* Leighdra the lion, bears their names...
...balloons was conceived by Will M. Skinner ’09, who was doing a handstand amidst the balloons when I approached him. Wading through the chest-high sea of balloons, I asked him what had inspired the project. Skinner, a sprightly Adams House senior with a puckish smile, told me, “I have a lot of free time on my hands...
...Smile and make eye contact. Just don’t give fake smiles. Although those are better than blank faces, which Jen said could be misinterpreted as angry. The best thing is what he calls the “selective smile,” which is when you make eye contact with someone and smile slowly...
Rooming: Rigidly hierarchical. If you are a senior, you will get n+1, and you will be at the top of the lottery, so you will grab one of the best rooms available. Juniors will get a pretty solid n room. Sophomores will get a smile from Beth Terry (House Administrator) and a big fat question mark. Flyby called its sophomore 2-room double "The Cell," and only half-jokingly. Walkthroughs are present but often avoidable, and Claverly overflow housing is very nice for those who don't mind being a bit of distance from a dining hall...
House Masters: Excellent. The Palfreys are very welcoming and extremely involved in House life. Good luck catching Sean G. Palfrey without a smile on his face (well, maybe if the IM tennis team loses a match). And make sure not to miss out on the incredible Apthorp Teas...