Word: tutoring
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...causes. But the nonprofit universe today is teeming with exciting new entrants. As baby boomers reach the age for giving back, they have begun doing so in nontraditional ways. Some are even starting their own community groups to, say, drive home teens who have drunk too much or tutor the children of prison inmates...
Lecturer on History and Literature and Quincy House tutor Timothy P. McCarthy ’93 says he knows about all sides of campus activism. As a student at the College at the time when issues of apartheid and divestment energized the campus, McCarthy "cut his teeth" while protesting as an undergraduate...
...apology and things will quiet down, at worst you’ll be ignored, and the noise will continue. If the latter is the case, feel free to conclude (loudly) that all sophomore boys are tools, before moving on to phase two: Operation Whine To Your Tutor...
Involving your tutor will solve the problem in most cases, especially if he or she has been disturbed by the partying as well. Official quiet hours begin after 11pm on weeknights and 2am on weekends, and tutors are responsible for enforcing these rules—they’ll often follow up with senior staff in the house if they can’t resolve the issue themselves. Tutors are generally approachable and chill, and most are quite eager to be acknowledged by you in the dining hall. Don’t worry about annoying them with your requests; there?...
...your tutor is unresponsive, and you’re willing to endure nine months of icy stares at study breaks, give HUPD a call. They’re used to fielding noise complaints and will likely be more intimidating than a lowly tutor (read: they’re armed). Keep in mind that this should be a last resort tactic, and it should only be used when the noise is truly disruptive and occurring after quiet hours. Call the cops on someone you can hear snoring through a fire door, and you deserve that “Resident Psycho?...