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...weeks of furious debate about T-shirt designs, trash-talking on open lists, and age-old rituals performed to the housing gods, Housing Day finally arrived yesterday, complete with early morning wake-up calls, face paint, and screaming mascots. And just as freshmen reaction ranged from joy to tears, upperclassmen showed their House spirit in a variety of ways, from a moonbounce to a Beirut tournament. Mather House, long famed for its Housing Day fervor, gathered its army of over 100 residents to storm the Yard at 7 a.m. start, according to spirited Matherite Troy C. Murrell...
...house’s mascot costume. The bathroom in the Berg is located in the basement. Some quick costume changes, and sneaky table rotations should do the trick. 8) Steal a box of your house’s t-shirts. Initiate a post-soccer game style exchange aimed at upperclassmen whose current collection of house tees does not need expansion. 9) Forge a note from the Center for Health and Wellness saying that medical conditions necessitate you receive one t-shirt for each of your 12 personalities. Threaten to sue if the insensitive bastards say no. 10) Pull the fire...
...seasons. We would check it out, but don’t have the five bucks for a cab. Freshmen, your future—whether in the form of a fist of arrows, three bunnies, or a tree—awaits. Run to your new house and meet some upperclassmen! Fate has spoken; all that’s left is for you to get in touch with your inner artist, your inner jock, or the piece of the Radcliffe Quadrangle that?...
...knowledgeable about their concentration. Harvard should tap this resource by creating a regularized system whereby concentrations train and make available paid upperclass undergraduates to advise first-years and first-semester sophomores on concentration choice. Naturally, larger concentrations will have a larger burden, but it is important that these upperclassmen are easily accessible through e-mail and through regular office hours. While the onus will still be on students to seek out the help they need, the College will be providing a great service by making quality advice available and accessible...
...decision to merge the social and academic advising roles of Peer Fellows was a wise one because, as stated by Dean Rinere, "the fellows will be able to focus on one group of advising instead of two." Although the Peer Advising Program is still susceptible to linking freshmen with upperclassmen who will not know much about concentrations outside their own, it will at least get students to start thinking about their concentration and academic careers early...