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Winthrop lays claim to a special kind of beauty unique from all other River House libraries. Like the dining hall, it is underground, but cozier that way. The green couches are the puffiest in any House library. And getting to walk down the stairs into the library gives the studier a sense of purpose. At least a dozen original portraits line the walls of the library, all depicting men and a woman with the last name Winthrop. Three of them are named John Winthrop, and a fourth is John Stills Winthrop...
Instead, its most important contribution to the studier is the way time in a foreign country wrenches our minds open. I know this not only from my own junior fall abroad in Ireland; it’s corroborated by my blockmates, friends, and brother who spent time in New Zealand, Prague, Uganda, Glasgow, Paris, Havana, and London. The new insights granted from time abroad aren’t something that everyone needs—but they are a benefit we Ivory-towerites, not just our president, could...
...about them. You’ll have to stick to criticizing his comments.” Silence. As I quickly pondered the ethics of what she was saying, my heart sank. Of course, everyone knows the myriad maxims that condemn contemporary media, but I—the lover, the studier, the future of the media—was experiencing its irresponsibility up close...
Quad residents don't have to go to Lamont to study: Who needs a house library at the quad when there's always Hilles. Comfortable, quiet, carpeted, and convenient, Hilles even offers Pop Tarts and Dunkin' Donuts for the hungry late-night studier...
...Harvard won't be the A students-it'll be B and C students that are personable. And Doyle is nothing if not personable. He is also, by his own evaluation, intense. "If he's going to do something," says Mielach, "he's going it." He's a closet studier. It doesn't seem like he's ever studying--but he gets good grades...