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...suppose that if I'm trying to pick a time that best defines Currier House for me, I should talk about one of my 2:30 a.m. post-Crimson arrivals via the escort service--in the snow. Currierites, by definition, should probably qualify for some serious frequent-walker miles...
...situation was desperate. NoHo, the friendliest, most beautiful, most screne house on campus was under siege by the sad, misguided Quadlings from Cabot and Currier. It appeared that the collective pain and anguish of randomization was surging in them. Wielding snow and water balloons they advanced quickly, on nothing less than total occupation...
Tossing thousands of snowballs and paying no heed to the cold sting of snow and petty vituperation, members of the smallest (and most intimate) house at Harvard slowly and surely drove back their attackers...
This is what Stanford was trying to say when it sent out all those pictures of tanned students relaxing on the green grass. Hey! It doesn't snow in March here...
Backcountry skiers can substantially reduce their risk by heeding avalanche- center warnings, which rank the danger as low, medium, high and extreme. Forecasters routinely dig pits into targeted slopes to probe the condition of the snow below. Sometimes they even check the stability of the slope by carving ski-size slices through a test area, then standing or jumping on it. In general, south-facing slopes are less prone to avalanches because warmth from the sun promotes the bonding of the snowpack. Avalanches are also rare on slopes with inclines of less than 30 degrees. But there are exceptions...