Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...nuances of Harvard social life. Well, at least you have somewhere to go and are obviously not being mocked by Store 24 employees on a Saturday night (see last week's edition of Fifteen Minutes for more details). Your problem is a good one to have. As freshmen desperately cruise the Yard looking for something better to do than chat up the backpack checkers in Lamont or crowd into an impossibly small common room with 400 sweaty classmates, you can let the people come...
...frankly, I would be more likely to come to party if I didn't know who was going to be there. The element of suspense and intrigue at Harvard is not limited to over-extended assassin games at the various Houses. (Although these play an interesting role in Harvard social life as well. But that's a story for another column...
Although she hasn't ever won a substantial jackpot (the jackpots can reach up to $2,300 in a given month) the spunky octogenarian continues to play because "it gives me a night out with my girlfriends." In fact, it is precisely this social lure to which many of the players are attracted. For most, this is their only night out on the town, and thus their sole opportunity to see old friends and make new acquaintances. Moreover, the attraction to gambling can't be forgotten as a catalyst for the deluge of people spilling into the cafeteria each week...
...Randomization has taken a toll on House life, but I don't think we should focus on a total overhaul of the system," said newly-elected House Life Committee member Trevor S. Blake '00. "We should try to make the Houses the center of social life again...
Schor departs from traditional economists, who argue that social causes do not necessarily affect spending...