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...going. Some of them don’t want to get dressed up and many others just don’t enjoy dances. As Jacob W. Aptekar ’06 put it, “Guys don’t want to go to Freshman Formal because they think it’s going to be just like all the high school dances and no one, especially guys, has fond memories of high school dances...
...guys would have a better time than they think. A formal, with its dancing, hors d’oeuvres, and people-watching, provides the opportunity to enjoy a festive diversion, even if it is not particularly enriching. If guys gave dances a chance, they might realize how much fun they can have when everyone gets together to have a good time...
Some men fear rejection. Though a legitimate concern, a formal dance, as a casual date, means that invitations are likely to be accepted. Many guys also worry that their date may assume some romantic attachment. But many girls just want a date who will be good company. Alexis Z. Tumolo ’06 says, “Most girls are just in it to have a good time. We value dates for their ability to give flowers, pose for pictures, and rescue us from the embarrassment that ensues when all other couples have united for a slow dance...
...Orcutt, assistant curator of American art at the Fogg, says the lithographs are remarkable because of their formal excellence...
Orcutt, who calls the Bellows work “emotional, provocative and compositionally well thought-out,” says there is a tension between responding to the barbaric events depicted and examining those depictions for their formal qualities...