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...afternoon in late April, I was working out at the MAC when I overheard two students discussing the admissions office’s policy of granting special preference to recruited athletes. An editorial notebook by Crimson editor Nicholas F. Josefowitz ’05 in that day’s Crimson proclaimed that recruited athletes who do not meet exceedingly high academic standards should not be admitted, for their presence has brought down Harvard’s level of scholarly excellence...
...once overheard my first-year roommate Katy A. Brodsky ’02 chatting with one of her Trinity buddies about Ibiza, a Spanish island known for its beautiful people and wild lifestyle. I did some research and added Ibiza to my travel itinerary for that summer’s trip with Dina, my best friend from home. Ibiza was the craziest experience of my life until the next summer when I went back again with my roommate Cat E. Lavers ’02 for a debaucherous week that has probably ruined my chances of ever winning elected office...
...weekday afternoon last week, it is awfully quiet. The pool table is covered in a black sheet. The swivel chairs face away from the center of the circle. Two TFs correct Chem 20 problem sets. A few students study on the couches. One overheard cell phone conversation: “Try raising it to the second power, and then the third and so on...” A glance into the kitchen reveals empty bar chairs and empty cupboards. Not a single drawer or cabinet is in use. A huge wall that could be used for postering has only...
...said he often overheard conversations among the shoppers about downloading albums or burning CDs, as opposed to purchasing them at the store...
Athletes at Harvard have always been treated like second-class citizens by the administration and faculty, all the way down to the non-athletic student body. How many times have the Harvard athletes overheard classmates mutter “Oh, he just got admitted to the College because he plays football” or “Look at the dumb jocks grazing like cattle” as they congregate together in the dining hall...