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...joked that his Harvard experience had been a series of handshakes with others, all connected by the greeting by Rudenstine to students in their first year at Annenberg dining hall...
...possible. But don't worry--orientation week friendships are notorious for their impermanence: You won't find your best friend in the first week and you don't have to. All you need is someone to go to the ice cream bash with. Sit down with random people in Annenberg. Attend the Crimson Key screenings of "Love Story"--it is hilarious. (But sit near the front so that you can still hear the actual movie...
...Interhouse: What you will do to avoid eating in Annenberg. 2. Best way to get to know upperclass students or at least observe their childish eating habits...
...First, everyone is lonely (and insecure) when they get here. Don't doubt it. Orientation week seems to some like the end of the world, where everyone with previous connections comes together to re-bond. Trust those who have been there: Annenberg looks mighty impersonal to most people, so don't worry about intruding--talk to people. I'm not saying that the "Love Boat" will help you meet your best friend, or your future husband, but enjoy the social events (or at least making fun of them with new people...
...That day I was their pet. I sat in Dave's living room in Eliot and just watched him and his roommate Andre stick posters on the walls and argue about the placement of the furniture. They fussed over me--how did I like my dorm, and Annenberg, and what did I think of the place--not too much, but enough so that I talked and felt witty and knowledgeable, an insider on my first day. Everything impressed me: the vintage hexagonal tiles in their bathroom, the working fireplace, the slant of the light, Andre's chic black shoes (that...