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...Eliot and Kirkland renovations have drawn rave reviews from students, but Condenzio says that the process of transforming two well-worn kitchens into models for the entire food service industry--all in 11 weeks--is one that could only have been done with lots of help...
...bring up student concerns because I worry that students are becoming an ever-smaller part of the University equation. I understand that undergraduate students in particular have always been a small part of the institution as a whole. I can recite the well-worn saying, quoted by President Rudenstine in a recent Faculty meeting, in my sleep: "The students are here for four years, the Faculty for a lifetime, but Harvard is forever." I have come to understand that the University is many more things than a school. Harvard as a scholarly and research-oriented institution is top-notch...
...thing you'll notice about John Harvard is that the left toe is pretty well-worn. The superstition is that if you rub it for luck, you'll get a letter of acceptance, so if anyone wants to rub it before we go on, please feel free. Watch how many unsuspecting tourists actually go for the foot scam. Count how many of them actually touch its urine-soaked veneer, and then try to beat that amount on the next tour. High score wins first dibs on the fresh-meat during Orientation week...
...like to run out of town. Gadzooks, Inc., a Texas-based company, has been selling T shirts of the preternaturally placid TV host packing heat and daring neighbors to enter his "hood." As Fred Rogers is loath to suggest that he has ever strapped on a holster beneath his well-worn cardigan, his company, Family Communications, Inc., is suing Gadzooks, alleging that the T shirts violate Rogers' privacy and wrongly benefit from his image. Plus, says his lawyer, "it's bad for the kids." A spokesperson for Gadzooks says the offending apparel has already been cleared from the shelves...
Whichever well-worn sportswriter's phrase you choose, the Harvard men's water polo team had that game in its 7-3 victory against Boston College (B.C.) last Friday at Blodgett Pool. HARVARD 7 BOSTON COLLEGE...