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...fitting response—trains on the bomb-affected Western line ran as usual the next day, with many commuters returning to work on their preferred mode of transport. Here in Calcutta, I have heard from many of my friends in Bombay about the “indomitable spirit?? of their city, a phrase that has been used extensively by the television news channels reporting from Bombay. There were reports of people serving tea, bread, and daal to survivors and friends at train stations, free rides home were offered and gratefully accepted, beds for lost travelers and survivors...
...Kirby declares that “if we had as our goal that students know the words to the football songs, or even “Fair Harvard,” we’d be in trouble.” Kirby effectively asserts that “school spirit?? precludes students from being able to critically analyze Harvard, and thus, prevents Harvard from evolving. I find this notion to be misguided. Spirit is not, as Kirby states, “false sentimentality”; rather, spirit helps create passion for Harvard. Crimson spirit can turn loyalty...
...hosting. And tonight, their national team will face Argentina for a place in the semi-finals. For any Harvard student, this phenomenon should sound familiar. On the streets of Cambridge, one is almost as likely to see Yale and Princeton sweaters than Harvard insignia-wear. “School spirit?? is strictly taboo. Harvard clothing is purchased exclusively by tourists, Harvard’s praises are sung loudly exclusively by the University Development Office, and Harvard’s football games are attended exclusively by the Harvard Band. The only time that Harvard pride rears its head...
...Design, a national award given by the U.S. Green Building Council, and restoring the Student Mug Rack, which allows students to use their own mugs washed by kitchen staff, according to O’Connor. O’Connor also credited Mather’s “house spirit?? for its Green Cup success. Artz said he sees the Mather victory becoming a trend. “This is the first year that Mather has taken the contest seriously, and we have future projects planned,” he said. Artz described the planned conversion of toilets...
...where they can separate out the recyclables after people throw them away,” he said. “Our biggest challenge is convincing people to make the commitment to recycle.” Gogan agreed, saying that they hoped to create the same “competitive spirit?? in recycling efforts that there is in other aspects of Harvard life. —Staff writer Alexandra C. Bell can be reached at acbell@fas.harvard.edu...