Word: weekends
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...companion, I waited until 3 and then made my second trip from the Quad to the Yard, annoyed and disappointed. It was at this very moment of bitterness toward Harvard when the conundrum of the pre-frosh experience became clear to me, distilled into two essential truths: (1) this weekend, with its tours, jams and bashes would not really tell me anything about what my experience at Harvard would be like, and (2) I had no alternative but to make my decision based upon this weekend. Up until this point I had been hoping for a striking epiphany that would...
...frosh weekend began and ended dismally. Upon arrival I quickly shooed my dad away, determined to have a stab at college self-sufficiency. After calmly navigating the mess of paperwork, "warm fuzzies" and eager parents at the admissions office, I gratefully received my room assignment. At the time, the word "Currier" was just a name on paper--it did not signify "the Quad." My host had left me a message: I could drop off my things in her room but she wouldn't be there. Several inquiries and two wrong-turns later I found myself at the entrance to Currier...
...told my dad that even though I hated every moment of the weekend, I would definitely go: The tour-guide had great sunglasses. A shallow rationale, but then again, pre-frosh is all about engaging in the superficial: People trying out new "college personalities," judging the climate, and engaging in five-second conversations about whether or not you'll decide to come...
...here on being there before it ever got anywhere. The place to this weekend is the NEMO Music Showcase. Kicked off by the 12th Annual Kahlua Boston Music Awards on Thursday night (with the Creek's Pacey Witter presenting the prestigious award for Act of the Year), the Showcase covers everything from rock to hip-hop to folk to R&B to country, featuring close to 200 up-coming-and-almost-there new unsigned, Indie and major label acts. Previous showcases have platformed Aerosmith, De La Soul, Ben Arnold, Face To Face, Kristin Hersh and Fishbone. A $20 wristband will...
...frosh. You're probably going to get drunk and go to Tommy's tonight, but here's something you might want to tell your parents you did this weekend: heard the former president of Ecuador at a public address by Jamil Mahuad. Institute of Politics, 79 JKF St., Littauer Building, KSG. 495-1360, 4:30 p.m. FREE...