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...faster, more reliably and with 1 million times less power--if only someone could get them to function as electronic valves. Shockley and his team figured out how to accomplish this trick. Understanding of the significance of the invention of what came to be called the transistor (for transfer resistance) spread quite rapidly. In 1956 Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain shared a Nobel Prize in Physics--an unusual awarding of the Nobel for the invention of a useful article...
...Brodt, a transfer this year from UNH, has special motivation to light up her former team...
...FUNCTIONAL FACTOR. For functionalists, the inconveniences of Quad life can make transferring worthwhile. Following the recent rape case in Byerly Hall, female Quad residents seeking to transfer have expressed concern about walking home down Garden Street alone or after nightfall. Other unhappy Quadlings have cited the far trips to athletic practices across the River. Most, however, are simply frustrated at the inaccessibility of their belongings throughout the day. One junior transfer sums up the frustration leading up to her decision to exit Currier House: "You inevitably forget a book, a problem set, a Tutorial paper. Then...
...those members of the class of 2002 fortunate enough to find themselves randomized into the Quad, congratulations. Fight the temptation to reach for the transfer application or burn more voodoo dolls. Instead, hold your head high and enthusiastically embrace the house that you will soon call your home...
...really not so far away, and the airline shuttles run all the time. Washington, D.C. House has an overly active House Committee (or several) and a huge House Formal every four years in January, but the upperclass people there are really backbiting and gossipy, and lots of folks transfer out. Once in a while, of course, a senior will decide to move "off-campus," abandoning the Houses altogether to trek through the Gobi Desert or teach English to Bolivian squirrels. Off-campus life can be isolating, but many find it rewarding. And unlike in the Houses, you have to cook...