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Harvard, wired to the max, is faced with a pressing decision upon every visit to RadioShack. In a battle for space, the Harvard-provided two-outlets-per-room can't accommodate our--very essential--electronic pencil sharpeners, desk lamps, alarm clocks, stereos, computers and automated toothbrushes. But just how trustworthy is the electric flow in our classic abodes? Will our prized possessions...
...petty attempt at making us comfortable in the Lamont reference room ends in disaster way too often. Cracks in the "upholstery" shelve loose change and general grime and also render exposed skin vulnerable to unsightly redness upon dismount...
...Once upon a time, everyone knew where everyone was, or at least was supposed to be. The jocks were in Mather, the aristocracy held court in Eliot, and the nudists frolicked in the tunnels of Adams. Nowadays, with randomization, Harvard's efforts at the "small college community" are thwarted by the random collection of students in each House. While the system is an admirable attempt to mark out stratification, what has resulted is a loss of House individuality, spirit and unity--incidentally, exactly what makes communal living worthwhile...
...commemoration of the first battle of the revolutionary war on Patriots Day: "Upon one battle all our liberties" ("Julius Caesar...
Wilson declined to discuss her own career goals, but she did not rule out the possibility that she might assume an administrative post elsewhere upon completion of her one-year paid sabbatical, which starts July 1, exactly 10 years after she first took office...