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...from this week through late December, leaving us indebted to Thomas Edison for practically everything we do. The perpetual darkness of early winter may be a drag, but probably more irritating and monotonous is the industrial scale on which we complain about its inconvenience. Restoring year-round Daylight Saving Time could silence that unpalatable grumbling. But the real reason to take this measure is neither to generate less prosaic conversation topics nor to smoke pot amidst the splendor of natural sunlight. Our yearly hiatus from Daylight Saving Time has consequences far—ahem—darker than these...
...especially in the winter? Find yourself eating more and gaining weight? Feel tired during the day? Get cranky in the cold? Difficulties concentrating? Chances are you might be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Fear not: University Health Services (UHS) has the answer: a light box to bring you year-round sunshine...
Harvard has been abuzz recently with talk of athletic renovations. The Crimson reported on Oct. 27 that administrators were actively considering putting a bubble over Harvard Stadium to create a dynamic new facility that could be used year-round, by a number of varsity teams, and not just by football players on six Saturdays per year. Whether you like it or loathe it——and the opinions of undergraduates and alumni seem pretty divided—covering the stadium would be a bold move...
...addition of the dome would also further intramural athletic opportunities. In the winter, the new lights and temperature control would provide a welcome environment in which soccer, flag football and ultimate frisbee could be played year-round...
...Astroturf has been proved to be a dangerous playing surface, causing a greater number of injuries for players than real grass. The newly designed Fieldturf, a synthetic that models the mobility of real grass, has been laid in many professional and college stadiums—for the sake of year-round use, it is an appropriately safe grass-alternative. But while the weather holds up during the season, real grass provides an authenticity that no fiber can match...