Word: upperclass
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Dining Hall: The Quincy d-hall is arguably the most popular on campus, due to its proximity to the yard and the lack of restrictions on upperclass outsiders. Residents have grown accustomed to arriving at meals unable to find a seat or recognize half of the present diners. But during off-hours or Thursday community dinners, the d-hall—which resembles a ski lodge complete with floor to ceiling windows—is a homey and comfortable place to meet up with friends for a meal or to tackle that p-set. And despite their disproportionately high workload...
...more objection: When will I ever get to visit all the upperclass Houses if I can’t take a shot of Rubinoff in front of each one tonight? It’s not like I could walk by on another day, or eat in a friend’s dining hall once we’ve been housed. And it’s too painful to see Mather when you’re sober—all that concrete is bad for the eyes...
...unsafe drinking habits for undergraduates. Often, students feel the need to consume large amounts of alcohol quickly at pregames before going out, as the availability of alcohol at events on campus is scarce. The College maintains a strict policy of prohibiting those under 21 from drinking at parties in upperclass houses. In response, students often flock to unsafe and unmonitored locations to drink, such as final clubs. Instead of acting as though underage drinking does not occur, the College should do its best to foster safe drinking environments for its students...
Around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, upperclass dorm-stormers will pound on the doors of freshmen to personally deliver housing assignments. They will then continue the celebration in Annenberg Hall by dispensing House-related paraphernalia to newly-minted housemates...
...living off-campus, which is even rarer than a horizontal tango on a twin-extra long. Take it from someone who’s recently changed her House affiliation for the third time (Mather to Currier to Dudley) while spending her senior year living in the Back Bay. Upperclass houses may be the supposed bedrock of Harvard social life, but that doesn’t mean you’re obligated to love or stay in the concrete monstrosity that contains the shoebox you call “dorm...