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...raise money for a good cause. This year, proceeds will go to the Boston Shriners Hospital for Children, a facility that provides comprehensive care for young burn victims. HoCo social chairs solicit donations from local businesses as prizes for the contestants. The participant with the fullest box gets to pick first, then the other contestants draw for leftovers. “Everyone gets a prize,” says Eliot House Social Co-Chair Ashley A. Zalta ’07. “The whole process of holding the raffle at stein club is always a fun experience...
...year, male-dominated history, the group selected this fall is balanced evenly between men and women. The Registrar’s Office culls the names of students with the highest GPA in each of three fields—humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Alpha Iota then picks exactly half of those students, based on two faculty recommendations and the rigor of their courses, and with an eye toward academic diversity. “If 25 percent of the class are natural science concentrators, then 25 percent of the 48 students will be from natural science fields...
...oblivious to most things. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Most Saturday nights end with me eating nachos from the Pfoho grill and listening to Hector Lavoe right before I fall asleep. First thing you notice about a girl: Her voice and intonation. Your best pick-up line: If I had one of these, my Saturday nights would probably be drastically different. How you got your name: I picked it out. Apparently, my mom was reading a book of names and I wouldn’t stop kicking when she read my name. Describe yourself in three words...
...Emotion Machine” is definitely a worthwhile read, but before you even attempt it, you should be sure that you understand what the book is about. If you pick the book up with a head full of preconceptions, or without a totally open mind, you’ll no doubt wonder about what the hell Minsky’s thinking...
...copy of his resignation letter, as well as an inscribed first edition of 1899’s “The Rough Riders” by Teddy Roosevelt, Class of 1880. For those with more modest budgets, one bookseller displayed moderately priced pop-up books. Whether looking to pick up a studious, studly intellectual, or just hoping to supplement your library of leather-bound books, Boston’s International Antiquarian Fair has you covered. Well, maybe next year...