Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think the magazine really liked the twin aspect," said Hochman, who is a social studies concentrator and an Adams House resident...
...major complaint seems to be that the Key is too attractive for his tastes. My apologies. After dedicating hours of my time to selecting members in as fair and objective a process as possible, a process in which a person's cheekbones and social status play absolutely no role, I am stunned that Oppenheim would imply that my fellow board members and I choose tour guides on the basis of "conventional standards of physical attractiveness" or affiliation with some particular social group...
Perhaps if he looked more closely, he would discover that the diversity on Key extends not only to ethnicity, but also to social groups and personality types. The Crimson Key Society is a group of bright, articulate students who have earned their place through their enthusiasm about Harvard, their friendliness and approachability and their ability to give an exceptional tour...
What is missing from this policy is a serious discussion of House community and what it means. Does a series of well-attended House events indicate "community"? Does it require that the entire House represent one social circle? Can extracurricular activities provide community, or must it come through the houses? Can a House where students prefer a few close friends to many acquaintances have community? And on what basis does the College pick and choose which visions of community are to be encouraged and which are to be proscribed...
...more than a century and a half, the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, has held meetings, entertained members and carried on its daily business - all under the name "The Harvard Lampoon...