Word: upperclassman
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...many groups and that, partially as a result, students do not use them as often as they should. The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR) should amalgamate all of the various support groups on campus, forming one centralized support network with liaisons in freshman dorms, upperclassman Houses, academic departments, and perhaps also major extracurricular groups such as sports teams. So that students can find somebody that they feel comfortable with, advisors for this program must reflect the diversity of the Harvard community. Currently, the organization Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment (SASH) comes closest to providing this service. SASH advisors...
...definitely a transition,” Franklin says. “The college game is quicker and stronger, and it takes some getting used to.”As a freshman, Franklin played about five to 10 minutes a game, learning in practice from her more experienced upperclassman teammates. However, she pinpoints the end of her first season on the team as a turning point of sorts in her Harvard basketball career; at this point, she began to gain confidence on and off the court.“By the end of freshman year, our whole class [on the team...
...While those two instances alone might well have provided enough food for thought, I'm compelled to share my personal favorite, which actually took place in recent weeks. A black upperclassman was in the Yard visiting a friend in Canaday. Due to Harvard's lack of universal swipe access, he was unable to get into the building, and so politely asked a passerby to swipe him in, showing her his Harvard ID card in the process...
Your perma-smile and antelope-like pack movements are singling you out as a freshman. Winter padding is a signature of upperclassman life. But by March, switch from snacks to vodka...
Blocking groups are also problematic because of their inherent exclusivity. Beyond keeping upperclassmen from getting the most out of their House communities, they can be extremely dangerous to their own members over time, as they ostracize individual members, split in two, or disintegrate all together. How can any upperclassman expect to find his or her place in a House once the group on whom he or she has relied for companionship and friendship disappears? Considering how potentially devastating the insularity of blocking groups can be, it really is a marvel that this veritable make-work project for Harvards thinly stretched...