Word: upperclassmen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...construction of Canaday Hall means that Claverly Hall, which was used to house freshmen last year, is now free to house upperclassmen. Upperclassmen living in Claverly will be affiliated with one of the River Houses, just as residents of the Continental on Garden St. are associated with one of the Quad Houses...
...closing of the Freshman Union on the weekends has saved approximately $120,000 to $150,000 a year, Weissbecker says. But this money-saving ploy has had an overcrowding effect on the River Houses--particularly Adams and Quincy. Often, upperclassmen find themselves having to eat Sunday brunch on the dining room floor because freshmen do not go to the House to which they are assigned for weekend meals, especially those who dislike the walk to the Quadrangle Houses...
Just remember, there's a reason that none of the groups who prey upon you attack upperclassmen as openly and directly. Don't be suckered into buying a lot of junk...
About a quarter of the class will live at the Radcliffe Quad. Unlike the Yard, the Quad houses upperclassmen who tend to create a sedating effect. All the Quad dorms have double and single rooms leading onto long corridors. This makes Radcliffe one of the few places at Harvard you'll find "typical" dorm atmosphere in contrast to the apartment building type isolationism you get from suites in the Yard or upperclass River Houses...
...future Radcliffe upperclassmen, discussions of inequities in prize and fellowship money may be obsolete by the time these things affect you personally. You may also be around to witness the effects of a joint Harvard-Radcliffe fund-drive to establish a $5 million endowment for Radcliffe financial aid. In the midst of it all, there are people like Harvard Corporation member Hugh Calkins '45 and former Radcliffe admissions officer Ann C. Calkins '49, co-heads of the drive, who believe that equal treatment for women should not be linked to the loaded questions arising from the merger issue...