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...groups involved, the SOCH transition process was widely perceived by students as an act of administrative fiat. That is not to say that there are no legitimate reasons to concentrate student space in a single location or benefits to the move. The new freshman social space in the Yard??s basements has been well received, and the College has provided a fine array of resources in SOCH to mitigate the shift from the river area. But regardless of the facts of the situation, College administrators lost the war of public opinion before it even began. Promises of free...
First, y’all ain’t nice. Perhaps the cold weather prevented the youngsters of New England from learning proper manners, but something about this area of the country has caused an entire population to morph into curse-wielding morons. Just two hours in Harvard Yard??where one will likely hear “pisser” or “faggot” abounding amongst other disgusting words and mannerisms—is enough to make you yearn for old-fashioned Southern decorum...
...Although Drake and the CEB have chosen the Yardfest musical performer, the announcement will not come until the week after spring break, Drake said. Last year’s Yardfest, headlined by Ben Folds, drew more than 7,000 people, making it the largest gathering of undergraduates in Harvard Yard??s history. —Staff writer Aditi Banga can be reached at abanga@fas.harvard.edu...
...College’s laissez-faire attitude towards the life that its students lead outside of the Yard??s classrooms has long been mutually beneficial. If the Task Force wishes to make students regard their academic life with the same excitement as they do their extracurricular affairs, it should focus on improving the quality of classes rather than borrowing students’ enthusiasm for the life they lead outside of coursework and risk infringing upon an arrangement that works so well...
...chaos did not subside with Harvard’s next president, the ineffectual Edward Everett, class of 1811. “Old Granny,” as students unaffectionately called him, was also killed in effigy in the Yard??this time by hanging. Although Everett was hired to help settle US/Canadian border disputes, he couldn’t settle the unrest in his own university...