Word: spaciousness
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This year the band kissed their funky-smelling Lowell practice room goodbye forever, moving up to funkier headquarters. It now practices at the House of Funk, a spacious house near Kendall Square, with a basement that stands ever play-ready, in the words of co-founding saxophone player Alex G. Scammon...
Final clubs are traditional Harvard establishments consisting of male upperclassmen who have lunches, dinners and parties, or just hang out, in spacious houses around the Square. Members mainly go there at night to drink and party exclusively with other members. However, females and close male friends sometimes will be permitted to join the festivities. Since these buildings have limited capacities and graduate boards worry about the liability involved in distributing alcohol to students, there are strict rules on who may enter. Women and non-Harvard males are often given the privilege, while non-member Harvard males are not. At some...
...lose them to the state. Bewildered but determined to do the right thing, he turns out to be a soft touch, if gruff. Driving the kids home from the airport, he breaks the ice by asking, "Anybody want a big-ass doughnut?" Later, he walks them through his spacious house, ticking off items they're not allowed to touch. "Don't get me wrong," he says. "This is our home. But this is my house...
...this already-privatized environment, the final clubs have immense advantages. Prestige, spacious buildings, generous alumni, independence from College oversight and a sense of belonging often lacking in student groups or randomized Houses—these are the things that make final clubs immensely attractive for Harvard students of either gender...
...need only look to the Frist Campus Center at Princeton or the Collins Center at Dartmouth to see examples of successful student centers.The Frist Center is a spacious six-floor building appealing to the many facets of student life. The lower levels include a warm and welcoming lobby space for students to hang out, a performance space that can host events ranging from student bands to large student group information sessions and a large dining area. The middle floors host the services that students use most, like the campus bookstore and a package and mail center, but also include...