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...Fairbank did not always have this sense of mission. His stumbling onto the continent was in fact pure chance, a sort of accident of history. During lunch one day at the Signet, Fairbank, the Harvard undergrad studying English trade history, happened to hear Sir Charles Webster, the British historian just back from Kyoto, say that a new archive on 19th-century Chinese history had been opened in Peking. Fairbank decided that it was worth spending half of his Rhodes scholarship to take a look. Wilma C. Fairbank, then his wife-to-be, recalls that one of his classmates said...
Regardless of the reason for his ragged literary display, this Savit character, who I can't help but pray is as typical of the average Harvard undergrad as is "Gorilla Monsoon" of the typical Dartmouth student, was very blatant and irresponsible in his editorial accusations: 1) Harvard must be beaten by Dartmouth so that these New Hampshire "preppies" can "justify spending the rest of their lives in a cow pasture"; "Dartmouth fans, obnoxious at best and crybabyish the rest of the time. . ."; "Harvard's victory was so terribly depressing for the Dartmouths. . ."; "you have to wonder how they can stand...
...valuable resources. In college activities volunteer participation by older student experienced in a particular field can provide not only solid advice (solicited or not!) but also access to job opportunities, at the very least a chance to explore the working world guided by a friend. For the busily aging "undergrad" who may be preparing for career change, sharing the learning process in extracurricular activities at the College can be crucial, especially gratifying in company of other admitted novices a rare circumstance indeed in the real world, where the forty-plus-year-old dares not acknowledge a fear of inadequacy...
...Harvard fan is the undergrad, with his date from Pine Manor who he is taking to the game. He wears a tweed jacket over a sweater to the stadium, and brings a blanket to sit on and a thermos of milk punch or a flask to stay warm...
Even during his three years at the Law School, music remained the focus of Rubins's life. He maintains it was never a question for him of having enough time for music, but instead of having time for law. "As an undergrad, you can do well without working," says Rubins, who graduated magna cum laude from the College. "In law school, you can just get by without studying...