Word: uptightness
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...There are far too many uptight people around Harvard. They should loosen their garters...
...recruiter I would probably try to remember the names of the students who came in suits when they were informed that the event was casual. Then I'd throw their resumes in the trash when I received them. I certainly wouldn't be looking to hire any uptight Harvard students. But then again, that's probably why I won't get a job in business. Maybe the over-dressed weenies really are more likely to get the best jobs...
...noted carefully the section about going on trips. It said that, although many Harvard students don't subscribe to this philosophy, one never has too much work to get away for the weekend. I thought the writers of the guide were being silly: Who would ever be so uptight as to not want to go away if the opportunity were offered...
Well, it's senior year, and in the midst of law school applications, my thesis, classes and Crimson work, that uptight person sounds all too much like me. Today, I'm scheduled to fly to meet my mother in Washington, D.C., for a weekend of walking through museums and eating well. It sounds blissful. Yet all I can think of is the work I have to do and the responsibilities I'm shirking. I have two papers due Tuesday. I have a meeting to run Monday. I have socks to wash. And the thought of being off-line...
Fans of television sitcoms can appreciate the story's irresistible appeal. On one side is a blond-haired, bespectacled six-year-old whose only crime seems to be having got too affectionate with a little girl in his class. On the other is a band of uptight school bureaucrats so rigid about their rules that they punished the kid and accused him of sexual harassment. Who could dream up a better example of political correctness gone haywire? Or a better episode of Boy Meets World...