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...wonder sometimes if there may not in fact be a correlation between the tyranny of the instant, in our accelerated, data-filled information culture, and the longing for those graces that belong to a more spacious time. Perhaps people crave, and are demanding, a return to something deeper, or less of the moment. The surprise best seller of two years ago--a serious literary novel by a first timer, no less--was a retelling of The Odyssey in the culture of the Civil War (with a flavor directly taken from the Taoist hermits of old China). It was replaced...
BOSTON--What in the greater Boston area has a huge library, a full-service cafeteria and spacious suites filled with 20-something hipsters and lots of fun toys...
...either a single with a hall bathroom, or an adjoining single separated with a bathroom. Despite the optimistic probabilities, however, a few unlucky Currier sophomores manage to defy the lottery odds (some would say for the second time). Pepper notes that, while most sophomores in Currier will enjoy a spacious single, there are 15 corner rooms that are "occasionally" employed as sophomore doubles...
...obvious answer is that the Quad is far away. The prevalent view among first-years is that a House should combine four important characteristics: spacious rooms, location, location and location. In this sense, it's easy to see why the Quad gets such a bad rap. As a first-year, I imagined living in the Quad would force me to wake up at 5 a.m. so that I would have enough time to make the three-mile trek to class. I recoiled at the thought of constantly waiting for dilapidated shuttles driven by maniacal drivers. I worried about missing parties...
...house's spacious rooms, contemporary dining hall or prominent position on the Quad's grassy lawn that have captured my heart. Rather it is the intangibles of house life--the feeling of knowing your housemates on a first-name basis, the humorous anecdotes that regularly appear on the open e-mail list and the adrenaline-pumping thrill of chasing your roommate during a house-wide game of Assassin. While its residents are diverse, there is a remarkable sense of solidarity. PfoHo--as it is affectionately referred to by its residents--by virtue of its masters, tutors and residents, fosters...