Scrutiny
Parisian Coordinates: Sketches from a Semester Abroad
Victoria A. Baena '14 guides you through the transition from Cambridge to Paris and back again.
Mise-en-Seine
On an anchored bobbing boat three guitarists from Bordeaux begin. The inside of the boat is small and packed with patrons in their twenties, gripping overpriced beers. They nod their heads to the folk onirique, looking vaguely bored but at ease.
Mise-en-Seine
I felt that somehow it would mean something if I knew Paris so well, that if I internalized its streets and buildings I could get at the cartography of its soul.
9:45 PM: Observations From Their First Night Out
They vanished back into the night, in search of a “real Harvard party,” or at least an alley in which to shotgun a beer or something.
10 PM: Internal Bronologue
Let’s just get us a brewski, down that shit in one, get another, down that shit in one, and then down the third with some super chill Mario Kart.
3:30 PM at Pamplona
Friday: red umbrellas out, open, sunny, outdoor seating. Saturday: red umbrellas absent, sunny, outdoor seating. Sunday: red umbrellas back, tied up, cloudy, no outdoor seating. No clear trends.
9 AM: How Do You Say "Lesson One" in Polish?
The real professor walks in on the hard sound of the “k.” The English postdoc calls out, “How do you say ‘breast milk’ in Polish?”
7 AM: Daybreak on the Charles
September 7, 7:00 a.m. The sun had just risen from its nighttime slumber, and while most college students were hours away from consciousness, I was traipsing down the banks of the Charles.
3 PM: Dorm Crew
“When I was a freshman doing Fall Clean-Up, one of the captains told me about someone who had a pet rabbit or something, and then just kept all of its waste in a drawer."
Lunch Break: Thomas A. Dingman '67
“Freshmen: always making a mess,” Thomas A. Dingman '67 says, which is acknowledged by a knowing nod.
Ongoing Contract Negotiations To Bring In Mediator
The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical workers released an open letter last week explaining the union’s position on the most contentious topics in its ongoing contract negotiations with the University.
Harvard and the Charters
In their efforts to offer top-knotch public education in Cambridge, CCSC, Prospect Hill Academy, and Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School have tapped into Harvard’s resources during their fledgling years.
15 Hottest Freshmen '15
Sometimes, prep is staid. Not with these fifteen. Dignified, surely, but never boring. And this year’s group might be our most sweltering yet.