Word: processing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...seniors, having lost their second consecutive bid for Lake Placid. The first class to end their careers with the Crimson under Mazzoleni, they leave knowing the program is well on its way to success. It's just unfortunate that they have to leave at this stage in the rebuilding process...
...University as a whole--abandon all humility, ye who enter here. There is a history of exclusivity that has permeated all aspects of campus life, so that even those who rail upon the traditional target, final clubs, often do so from the safety of groups which require an approval process that is ultimately no less capricious. How much of a difference is there between proving that you're good at hobnobbing than proving to a group like the Lampoon--a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine--that you can occasionally...
...urban legend--a quote attributed to a former managing editor wise beyond his or her years--that goes something like this: If Harvard students could apply to get kicked in the ass, and it was a very selective process, they'd fight each other to reach the sign-up list first. The truth is, we Harvard students are obsessed with application processes. Obsessed may not even be the appropriate word; we're haunted, enthralled, even overpowered by the sheer force of selection procedures on campus...
...attempt to defend myself against the catcalls of hypocrisy that are sure to follow this piece. Yes, to procure this very column I had to submit a ten-page application that involved a good deal of high-falutin babble. This was, of course, on top of the editorial "comp" process that took me two semesters to complete because I wasn't hardcore enough to get it done...
...need a break from time to time. As I sit here with a seven-page Harvard Model United Nations Secretariat application burning a hole in my desk, I remember with fondness my one non-application extracurricular activity this year--IM ice hockey. If there had been a selection process, I wouldn't have had a chance seeing as I accomplished nothing greater than falling over. But standing there on the ice, in skates that caused my ankles to turn in and gloves so big I couldn't even grip the stick, I felt a sense of freedom. Despite my lack...