Word: upperclasses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Johnston Gate. We are pleased with the administration for moving so well on this issue in the Yard; however, the problems of safety are multiple and ongoing. The next step is to look to the River and the Quad and grant key-card access to all the houses for upperclass students so that they can find refuge no matter where they are walking...
Transfer Link is another informal program whereby upperclass transfers meet with incoming ones to offer advice and support in the hopes of assimilating students...
...once again, we embark on the frigate of the new semester, this magical time of discovery and rebirth and, of course, the sweet, sweet cursing of first-years lotteried out of Core classes. Yes, the upperclass students bask in the glow of their years until the unfortunate announcement of (dear God, must we go on) a random lottery...
...First-Year Outdoor Program (FOP) is an excellent intermediary between one's senior year of high school and Freshman Week. It enables nervous future first-years to spend a relaxing week getting to knows some of their future classmates in a beautiful mountain setting instead of hectic Harvard Yard. Upperclass leaders also become friendly faces in a crowd of strangers...
...particularly encourage upperclass students, who traditionally have the lowest turnout, to vote. They have lived under the council longer and can bring to their votes more experience in judging which programs are most likely to work. In the furor of the campaign itself, it is easy to forget that if this year is like last, the votes being fought for represent less than one-quarter of the student body. Spending the five minutes necessary to register their opinions will force students to make a personal investment in the outcome of the election. That is the first and most fundamental step...