Word: offing
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Dates: during 1900-1900
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Like the Harvard houses, which have their own individual reputations, the co-ops have been known to attract a certain type of person. Most of the stereotypes held by students about co-op life are generally tied to the Dudley Co-op, which is farther away from the Square.
Built in 1958 as off-campus housing, Dudley in the 1960s and 1970s quickly developed a reputation as a commune for some of the more radical students at Harvard. And this image--like many of the students--has lingered.
Even today, the Dudley Co-op is considered a haven for students with far left-leaning political views, a sort of time machine transporting the granola crowd back to the '60s.
It is true that Dudley has lost some of its Woodstock appeal. The murals which covered the house in the co-op's early years have been painted over, and the nude woman that used to grace the bathroom wall has been replaced with an abstract design.
But the shrine to Karl Marx still guards the stairway to the third floor, and urges "Workers of the world unite" in 14 different languages.