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So what makes proctors roll out of bed early in the morning, or brave horrible weather to make it to the Yard each finals season? Since the majority of those who work are retirees, money does not seem to be a prominent factor. LePlante points out one obvious reason: "It's a social thing, so I get to meet these fellow retired people from my hometown. We get to see each other a couple times a year."
By James Kwok in News

2. The Core of the Problem
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

When Harvard Design School professor Alex Krieger decided to offer his Designing the American City course as a Literature and Arts core class to undergraduates, he and his teaching staff found themselves overwhelmed by demand. "Nearly 600 people showed up for the first class, and just under 500 submitted a lottery application," said Prof. Krieger.
By Daniel Nalbandyan in News

3. HCAP's Student Exchange
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

For 19 students from Beijing University and the National Taiwan University, the long plane ride was not without its inconveniences. Now that they're here however, organizers of Harvard College In Asia Project (HCAP) promise not to disappoint these exchange students.
By James Kwok in News

4. Ivy News Roundup
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

The Dartmouth Sex Festival organizers nix Chi Gam booth By Jennifer Garfinkel (February 24, 2005) The Center for Women and Gender vetoed attempts by Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity to sponsor a booth at last week's annual Sex Festival due to campus perceptions of the fraternity, according to the co-organizer of the festival.
By Peter Ekman in News

5. Sports Oscars
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

Best Short Film (Live Action) - Indiana Pacers vs. Fat drunk guys in Detroit Though some hail it as a sign of the unbridgeable gap between players and fans or evidence of the downfall of sports, I call it the most entertaining moment of the year in the NBA.
By Grant D'arcy in Sports

6. Chris-mas Webber Wishes
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

After eight years of teaming up with a long list of underachieving Lois Lanes - including Keith Van Horn, Glenn Robinson, a young Jerry Stackhouse, and an old Dikembe Mutombo - Iverson finally has a worthy running mate in C-Webb.
By Colin Twomey in Sports

7. Musings on OC
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

Muthu: Sports news has been pretty much overshadowed by the Oscars this week, especially given the success of Million Dollar Baby and the controversy surrounding its plot. So you might've missed it, but spring training's started. We would've written about this last week, but not only did the Musings miss its deadline, we forgot it even existed.
By Andrew Mugica and Naveen Muthu in Sports

8. Social Survivor
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

I have often been told that I worry too much. I worry about school, dates, friends, my lack of friends, whether I hand things in on time, general tardiness, the composition of HUDS meatloaf, whether my pasta touched my chicken on my plate, basically everything.
By Laurence Coderre in Forum

9. Sex Column: Ladies and Masturbation
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

I just bought my first vibrator. Amongst the confectionery genitalia of Sweet 'N' Nasty, Boston's premiere erotic bakery, its glowing golden beacon called out to me. Appropriately titled "The Lady Finger," it resembled a five-and-a-quarter-inch model of Brancusi's "Bird in Space."
By Katie Giblin in Forum

10. In the Jungle: A Political Perspective
Published Thursday, March 03, 2005

It'd be hard to find two more solid Republicans than Bob Riley and Mitch Daniels. They are the governors, respectively, of Alabama and Indiana - two of the redder states in America - and they're more or less walking caricatures of Republican fat cats. Riley owned agribusiness and trucking firms, and then served in Congress for six years as a proud Gingrich lieutenant.
By Josh Patashnik in Forum