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...other ROTC cadets to commanding enlisted soldiers, most of whom will be men. Sarvis has chosen to be in the Corps of Engineers and hopes to be stationed in Germany. Wherever she ends up, she will be responsible for 40 soldiers in her platoon, some of whom may be older than she. They will likely have more military experience, too. “It’s pretty daunting. I’m a 21-year-old college student, and next year I’m supposed to go out and lead these people,” she says...
Scene, meanwhile, Freeze’s club-going older sister, is set to send another tremor of upper-glass guilt across campus in mid-May with the release of their second issue. According to editors Emily Washkowitz ’08 and Rebecca A. Kaden ’08, Scene 2’s going to be just like Scene 1, but better. Expect photo shoots, undergrad fashion designers, and senior profiles. Also see Scene’s “Style” blog on CampusTap.com, but keep your pants on for the magazine’s website (www.sceneonline.org...
...story. On this ostensibly ordinary Sunday afternoon, the rituals and securities of childhood are turned upside down. The plans of 14-year-old Moko (Diego Cataño) and Flama (Daniel Miranda) are derailed by Ulises (Enrique Arreola), a neurotic pizza deliveryman, and Rita (Danny Perea), the cute, older girl-next-door. Questions about a painting in Flama’s living room, which appropriately depicts symbolic migrating ducks, reveal that his parents are amidst a messy divorce. In a blurry imagistic monologue, Ulises soliloquizes about loosing his job at a dog pound because he refused to euthanize the unclaimed...
...school and specialized in infantry training. Myat San is one of a rare breed at Harvard: the international military veteran. Many countries impose compulsory military service which young men and women must fulfill before seeking university education. Students from countries like Switzerland and Germany often arrive at Harvard fitter, older, and more mature (at least in riflery skills) than the average 18-year-old freshman. Myat San, from Singapore, faced two and a half years of service after graduating from high school. And the first three months of training were no walk in the park...
...attended a general studies program at Columbia University for one year before transferring to Harvard. “I knew I had to go to school,” Delany says. But transitioning into a college lifestyle wasn’t easy for the vet. Being a few years older than the average sophomore, Delany is concerned about finding his place on campus. “I don’t want to be that creepy old guy hanging out in the freshman dorm,” he says. A NOBLE CAREERAs Delany prepares himself for government tutorials, W. Robert...