Word: assassination
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...captured my heart. Rather it is the intangibles of house life--the feeling of knowing your housemates on a first-name basis, the humorous anecdotes that regularly appear on the open e-mail list and the adrenaline-pumping thrill of chasing your roommate during a house-wide game of Assassin. While its residents are diverse, there is a remarkable sense of solidarity. PfoHo--as it is affectionately referred to by its residents--by virtue of its masters, tutors and residents, fosters an incredible sense of belonging. But you wouldn't know that unless you've lived there...
Responding to the recent proliferation of plastic firearms and neon Nerf missiles, Harvard has chosen to enforce its own Social Avenue Limitation Treaty. Last week, the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) notified all first-years that they were forbidden to play any version of the game Assassin. According to Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth S. Nathans, the game is "destructive" and "fundamentally at odds with basic standards of behavior and interaction in the College...
...What's Wrong with Assassin...
...absolutely agree with Dean of Freshman Elizabeth Studley Nathans that playing Assassin is "fundamentally at odds with basic standards of behavior and interaction at the college" (News, March 10). This game is a horrific example of what is commonly known as "having fun," and it must be stopped...
...absolutely agree with Dean of Freshman Elizabeth Studley Nathans that playing Assassin is "fundamentally at odds with basic standards of behavior and interaction at the college" (News, March 10). This game is a horrific example of what is commonly known as "having fun," and it must be stopped...