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...advent of Spring again reminds us of the unfortunate scheduling of weekday parietal hours. While our natural inclinations would send us down to the playing fields to help the House athletic teams or out into the sun for various Mithraic rites, we are forced to entertain lady guests in our rooms during daylight hours...
This introverted escape from nature, which has become a national stereotype for the Harvard man, could be somewhat remedied by extension of parietal hours until ten o’clock each weekday evening. There is no reason to believe that the average student would have female guests in his room for any greater number of hours per week. There is, in fact, reason to believe that an extension would increase the amount of time spent studying. Students who spend their afternoons in female company often continue their activities into the dark, while those who date only at night might keep...
...feeding time at St. Kizito Hospital's malnutrition program. Children have been weighed and measured on the terrace, as they are every weekday morning, and now their weak crying and occasional shrieks fill the air. Mothers dribble formula into their infants' mouths, while older and stronger kids munch on a fortified peanut paste donated by UNICEF. "This one," says a nurse, pointing to a boy who scampers past her in oversized shorts, "you can't imagine the state in which he arrived. He couldn't even stand...
...College Library (HCL) first approved a 24/5 Lamont, students continue to use the library for quiet study space on school nights, when exams and paper deadlines beckon. It is now time to extend that promise to Friday and Saturday nights. The onset of reading period erodes the distinction between weekdays and weekends. Classes no longer meet during the week, and finals are administered on Saturdays as well as weekdays. During exam period, HCL tries to accommodate students’ needs by keeping Lamont open until 12:45 am on Friday and Saturday nights rather than closing at 9:45 pm?...
...free classes, open to the entire undergraduate community. These events provide personal training from professionals like Sioux Hall, Harvard Aikikai’s Chief Instructor, who has been teaching Aikido across North America for more than 20 years. Though the instructors practice advanced techniques, Harvard Aikikai’s weekday classes at the MAC and Quad gyms are open to all skill levels. As a freshman, Harvard Aikikai President Jan Ng ’09 was struck by the welcoming environment. “Martial arts can be intimidating to learn, and I really appreciated how encouraging the other club...