Word: extras
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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What better mode of protest for the busy Harvard student than one that requires absolutely no extra effort--one, in fact, that requires you to stop doing something and thus will be sure to free up your schedule? By the time we reach the second semester of the boycott, the Coop will be so frightened of losing all its business to amazon.com that they will accede to any demand. Our demand, of course, will be that they leave the Bow and its neighbors alone or, failing that, take some precautions to ensure their return in the fall...
...mornings. Usually, I got up at 6, caught a ride or the bus to MIT by 7, returned to campus after 9 and continued with a normal day like everybody else." After dealing with that hectic schedule for three years, Porges was glad to get some extra shuteye this year. She exudes, "I managed to have no morning classes though for my senior spring, so I can finally have a true college life. " Every Monday midshipmen attend battalion labs, two-hour lectures dealing with varying topics including courtesies, sexual harassment and visiting veterans. And they also must attend early morning...
...face, right face or march column left. And as for artillery, the rifle pistol team also competes at MECs and campuses throughout the year. To score big in on the shooting range, midshipmen focus their energy on "trying to get each other," according to Goodier. But none of this extra sweat and studying counts for Harvard credit. As Goodier points out: "Everything is outside of Harvard, so it's like I've been taking five or six classes every semester...
...strutted "away from the camera for three seconds" in a national SuperSoaker commercial on television. He recalls the filming as "a fun day spent at a gorgeous house in western Massachusetts, sitting by the pool, and eating chips." Brian also fondly reminisces about his big break as Extra #30 in the movie School Ties starring fellow actors Brendan Fraser, Chris O'Donnell, and Matt Damon. He relished "living it up on the movie set," learning the jitterbug, and schmoozing with the stars. Brian's share of good will was found in the company of Chris O'Donnell rather than Matt...
College officials said that this has resulted in part from an increase in financial aid for graduate students. This increase, he said, means that the extra income provided by a TF job may not be needed...