Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...four have acted on their common interest in drama and music--Stone as a member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus, Martin as president of the Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Salovaara as president of the Currier House Drama Society, and Elby as a member of the house drama and music societies...
That same day, one of Martin's other roommates, Randall W. Stone '88, was waiting apprehensively to meet the suite's fourth inhabitable Andrew R. Elby '88, who had sent him a letter proclaiming his predilection for acid rock music. In his effort to amuse his new roomates, Elby had also sent Martin a letter depicting himself and his house in stick figures, and had written to Salovaara, saying that because Salovaara lived in Illinois, farther from Cambridge than any of the others, he would be expected to pay all the long distance phone bills...
Little did Martin know that Salovaara and his clothing had been soaked and mildewed on his Freshman Outdoor Program canoeing trip, and little did Stone expect ever to find Elby's personal brand of humor endearing. And littler still did any of the four expect to live together for the entirety of their Harvard experience...
...easy to see reasons why they were placed together, and why it was likely that they would get on well. Elby, a chemistry and physics concentrator from Westfield, NJ., shares a keen interest in science and mathematics with Martin, a physics and music concentrator from Washington, DC. Stone, a government concentrator from Pittsburgh, PA., shares an interest in politics with Salovaara, a literature concentrator who joined his roommate in his work on the Harvard Political Review...
Moreover, they state, they all have similar ideas of what constitutes a good time. All prefer a movie or show to a beer bash, and all confess to a passion for a good game of bridge. "We go to lots of movies, dinners and shows together," Stone says. And in the process of spending time together, he adds, "we've certainly washed off on each other...