Word: upperclassmen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Those seniors who ventured into the Office of Career Services (OCS) 1999 Career Forum last Friday may have experienced a moment of deja vu. Was this not faintly reminiscent of that other mental meat market, the Freshman Activities Fair? True, the screaming upperclassmen with their in-your-face heckling have been replaced by well-dressed, well-heeled members of the "real world" who wait instead for us to come and find them. And there's no question that the handouts are a lot more enticing--free T-shirts and playing cards are certainly a step up from a fistful...
...finger-pointing. As a first-year, I remember attending a Harvard University Police Department presentation on safety at Harvard, and heard other warnings from my proctor about risky behaviors to avoid--namely leaving doors unlocked or letting other people "piggyback" into the dorm. Even this year as an upperclassmen we had House/floor meetings reminding us of the safety precautions we should be taking. Instead of immediately blaming other people for the unfortunate robberies, maybe the victims should look inside themselves, realize their mistakes and chalk up this whole experience as a painful but valuable lesson to learn...
With these two freshmen leading the charge and a pack of nearly 10 classmates not far behind, the freshman class looks to supply the Harvard team with a much-welcomed boost, since the squad fields just seven upperclassmen...
...Those upperclassmen continued to progress, as most of them markedly lowered their times relative to those at the Fordham Invitational run on the same course Sept...
...more immediately, these young teams will square off with arch-rival Yale in a dual meet on Friday in New Haven. Led by seasoned upperclassmen, while revitalized by a large handful of upstart frosh, these Harvard teams expect to do quite well, perhaps as a sign of the many successful things to come...