Word: thirst
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...chairs’ first step toward solving this lack of communal space were the colorful chairs now placed throughout the Yard. According to Latridis, the minute the chairs were installed, people began flocking to them. “This is because there is a thirst for sitting and belonging,” Latridis says. “You don’t have to build a new building. You just put chairs out.”To celebrate the institution of these chairs, A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus ’87 suggested that the performers...
Students returning to campus this fall found it more difficult than usual to quench their thirst for alcoholic beverages. The reason? Harvard’s calendar reform, which started classes a few weeks earlier than usual and left primary campus liquor providers C’est Bon Convenience and Doma Liquors caught off guard by the early return of students at the end of last month and unable to fully meet the demands of the student body. “Usually, Harvard students come here mid-September,” said Subash Khadka, an employee at Doma...
Christopher J. Taylor '12 of Adams noted that the "drunks" have been "particularly cranky." To be fair, Flyby doesn't think it's just the "drunks" whose thirst has not been slaked by cheap beers. But Taylor is right in saying there hasn't been a lot of booze to go around these days...
Thankfully, there is still a thirst among students for active discussion on these important issues. When the Harvard College Vegetarian Society reached out to the campus Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society about organizing a debate between the society and me on the ethical issues surrounding meat consumption, to their credit, the students jumped at the opportunity. They recognize that there is no harm in allowing students and faculty to see both sides of the issue so that they can develop a more informed stance...
...about the fit, not the brand. Find a campus where you can challenge yourself. College-admissions offices value real intellectual curiosity. There are so many students who have extraordinary grades, and yet they have no clue how to find Iraq or Afghanistan on a map. What happened to the thirst for knowledge for knowledge's sake? [{I think}] we're beating it out of kids in this race to look good for admissions committees...