Mmmm, Mmmm Good

With milk moustaches and cookie crumbs falling from their smiling mouths, students broke from their studies Wednesday night to attend milk and cookie pit stops sponsored by the Undergraduate Council.

The council, in conjunction with the Crimson Key Society, is sponsoring a series of reading and exam period milk and cookie parties. Each Wednesday from 10 to 11 p.m., students hitting the books in Lamont and Hilles Libraries can feast on a variety of goodies.

At this week's study break in Lamont, roughly 100 students closed their books and put away their papers long enough to partake of Oreos with doublestuff, chocolate striped cookies, the Almost Home, the Chips Ahoy! chewy chocolate chip cookies and other sugary delights.

But 10 minutes into the break, thirsty students had already gulped down all of the milk, although the bags of store-bought cookies lasted through the hour-long munch fest.

The council appropriated $800 for the series of study breaks, and the Crimson Key contributed $200 to the events.

Students at the break, which take place on the fifth floor of Lamont, said they were surprised and pleased that the council was sponsoring the milk and cookie breaks. "I had no idea this was going to be here," said John M. Bernheimer '90. "[And] I just had something to eat from Store 24."

"I heard a guy hollering," said Millard B. Rice '89. "I let out a little whoop, and here I am."

Coaching on the Sidelines

Harvard men's basketball Coach Pete Roby took up a new job on the side (lines) this weekend: cheerleading.

Several times during Harvard's dramatic sweep of Penn and Princeton, Roby pranced up and down the court, exhorting the large Briggs Athletic Center crowds to stand and cheer for his cagers. The partisan fans responded to Roby's arm waves, and--perhaps, not coincidentally--the Crimson players did too with a pair of upsets.

Asked about his actions, Roby replied, "I've got to do what I've got to do" to win the game.

Splish! Splash! Takin' a Bath

Nude swimming, that favorite Adams House pasttime, is back at last.

Ever since house officials refilled the pool last week, a few students have managed to sneak in for a little mid-reading period skinny dipping. And students say the pool, which has been closed since the end of the summer, is better than ever.