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...with others who are watching something else. But thanks to the entrepreneurial wit and creative zeal of a few students, modernity is politely knocking on our doors. Technological and legal issues have been resolved by this small group of dedicated students and satellite television could soon be accessible in upperclassmen houses through electrical wires. For $25 to $35 per month, Harvard students could enjoy 250 channels of DirecTV. This proposal is not a whimsical claim of entitlement to better television; it is a refreshingly motivated and entirely student-funded project that will fill an embarrassing gap in the quality...
Castine said he wanted to focus on bringing satellite into upperclassmen dormitories before considering similar efforts for freshmen in the Yard...
What Harvard Would Probs Do: Lame Idea #1: Let yet another not 24-hour fast-food chain buy up the space; (everyone loves McDonalds)! Lame Idea #2: Put a few beds in it and call it overflow housing for upperclassmen. Lame Idea #3: Store books there to make up for the lack of libraries on campus. Lame Idea #4: Make more “freshmen-friendly” spaces so freshmen will have more friends. Lame Idea #5: Use extra endowment money to build nuclear bombs for fun there, rather than dealing with trivial matters like financial aid. What Harvard...
...first time, they had some hired help in navigating the mess: their Peer Advising Fellows (PAFs).The Peer Advising Fellows Program, designed to replace the Prefect Program, specifically trains the PAFs to give academic advice as well as social support. It attempts to facilitate strong relationships between freshmen and upperclassmen, allowing the freshmen to seek help from those close to them in age and experience, with the upperclassmen reaping the rewards of their efforts through a monetary stipend.“It’s all about casual advising and forging friendships,” PAF Matthew L. Sundquist...
...current undergraduates, the Yard is seen as the exclusive residential domain of freshmen, with students moving into one of 12 Houses after their first year. Harvard currently places some upperclassmen in overflow housing outside of their assigned House, but all of those residences are located outside the Yard...