Word: harvardians
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...ol’ U.S. of A. It’s Luxembourg. And it’s my motherland—in a non-Communist sort of way. Home to all of 480,222 people, this landlocked European wonder eludes the consciousness of the average American. So, in the great Harvardian spirit of enlightenment, here are 50 things you didn’t know about Luxembourg...
...space below. Jonathan K. Nguyen ’09 didn’t find this Polly Pocket setup very cute. “When I first saw the room, I was kinda like, ‘crap,’” said Nguyen. However, always the innovative Harvardian, Nguyen has moved the offending dressers to the next room over, while the space-saving hutch that started out on top of the 25% smaller desk is serving a better purpose as a bench. It’s now supporting his buttocks instead of his books, which is really what...
...reason and logic lofted Harvardian minds to new heights, the school decided to do away with antiquated methods of discipline. Edward Holyoke, class of 1690 and president from 1737-1769, ended the custom of flogging students. More importantly, Holyoke was instrumental in a movement towards valuing merit over social class, planting the seeds of an egalitarian tradition that the University would strive to expand throughout its history...
...Svestka’s first recruits was co-captain Nicholas B. Snow ’09, who conveniently came with his polo-loving father and new coach, Snow the elder. According to Janice C. Jun ’07, the director of the club, polo is typically Harvardian in the complexity of its rules. “It’s a very intellectual sport,” she says. An intellectual sport, and an expensive one—members of the club must pay forty dollars per bi-weekly practice at Castleneck Farms in Essex. Unsurprisingly, what with...
While Harvard touts its expansion into the nether regions of Allston as a veritable triumph for modern education, many residents, students, and community members see the University’s trek as something more sinister: a Harvardian version of manifest destiny. To them, Harvard’s expansion asserts that if the price is right and the buyer well-endowed, then the homes, histories, and communities of poor people can be bought up, bulldozed, and replaced with shiny new classrooms, biotech labs, and commercial start...