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Eager freshman that I was, I furiously typed out the first few paragraphs of my recap and showed them to my fellow traveler. Lehman looked over my (in retrospect) serviceable but average copy, gave it a nod of approval, and made a few suggestions...
This finality filled a void for me, like a finality club. Otherwise, at Harvard, it is simply much too easy to live life in the shadows, to avoid conclusion. We simply nod and halfheartedly agree with most statements. Think about it: We are much more likely to agree than disagree with whatever is said to our face. It’s just easier. This phenomenon is well documented. In How We Know What Isn’t So, Cornell psychologist Thomas Gilovich describes the human tendency to surround ourselves with those people who are most likely to agree with...
...gave a knowing head nod to the kid in Winthrop with my same “BAMA” shirt, I realized my roots still hold firm in the red clay of Alabama...
Unsurprisingly, Brown was unanimously selected to the All-Ivy First Team, her second straight nod. But for the sophomore, these personal accomplishments aren’t enough...
...deal to have an automated teller machine installed in the old Hilles library, finally filling a void in the wallets of the hundreds of students trapped between Shepard and Linnaean Streets. Additionally, the UC worked with the administration to revamp the Student Initiated Programming fund. In a nod to the legacy of the defunct Party Fund, a third of SIP grant money can now be used to buy alcohol so long as the host does not drink and takes measures not to serve underage guests, making it a very welcome addition to the Harvard party scene...