The book's thesis sparked many protests, andthe Black Students association organized a rallyon Widener's steps and walked out of Murray'sdiscussion of the book at the IOP.
Hundreds of first-years began vomiting in theevening and throughout the night on December 6.More than 200 students went to University HealthServices (UHS), and many more stayed in their dormrooms and threw up there.
Students recovered quickly from the illness,which was fround to be a norwalk virus thatprobably spread through the Union's salad bar.
"We were all sitting in the UHS waiting roomthrowing up for about two hours," said Lydia C.Johnson '98. "It was the greatest freshman bondingexperience ever."
A Few Good Happenings
The University received a record gift of $70.5million dollars from John L. Loeb '24 and FrancesL. Loeb, which gave the Capital Campaign a hugeboost. The gift, which was announced in March, wasthe ninth largest in the history of Americanhigher education.
Admission rates dropped to a record low. Morethan 17,000 people applied to Harvard, and 11.8percent of them received acceptance letters, thelowest rate in the country. Record numbers ofminorities were admitted and the average financialaid award continued to grow.
Congratulations on being in that 11.8 percent.Welcome to a very "exciting" place.