Reading Period Distraction: Questionable Videos of the Day

Posted by The Voice Staff on May 6, 2010 at 1:37 pm

#1: Miley Cyrus’s new music video. Homegirl needs to chill and quit trying to be like Rihanna/GaGa/Britney and stick with making music vids in sparkly tunics and leggings. YOU ARE FIFTEEN YEARS OLD*, for Godssake.

*We actually don’t know how old she is, nor do we care.

#2: Tyra Banks pretends she’s rabid. Yeah, exactly what you think it is.

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Exam Nirvana: A Reading Period Start-Up Pack

Posted by Henry Woodward-Fisher on December 12, 2009 at 12:56 am

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by Henry Woodward-Fisher ‘12
December 2009 Issue

So, it’s Fall Exam Period 2009, freezing outside, you forgot to wear your sneakers and you’re now nursing Primal Scream induced frostbite and grazed knees. How will you get through the next week or so when Reading Period was such a disaster? You’re feeling especially out of shape after running around Harvard Yard in your birthday suit and you’ve still got a lot of BoardPlus and Crimson Cash to use up before the start of the holidays. What the hell is the blood-brain barrier anyhow? How on earth are you ever going to get through this new calendar?

ON PROCRASTINATION:

Picture 29White Noise Generator
– Just click on www.simplynoise.com to get the Internet’s purest and highest quality white noise (y’know the sound that TV makes when it’s not on a channel), it apparently aids sleep and helps block out other distractions.

LeechBlock – Go here for a Firefox extension that blocks websites (like Facebook, I Saw You Harvard, Twitter, etc.) that you might be tempted to visit repeatedly as you study.

MeeTimer – This Firefox add-on logs how much time you have spent on each site that you visit. It can give you pop-up reminders if you are spending too much time on procrastination web sites.

Things to avoid: Never, repeat, never go to meatspin.org or hippohippo.ytmnd.com – such things will only lead to unhappiness and awkward looks from others.

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Effective (?) Study Habits During Reading Period

Posted by Kathleen French on December 11, 2009 at 1:23 pm

by Kathleen French ‘13
December 2009 Issue

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Through a very long and strenuous interviewing process, I was able to discern exactly how Harvardians spend their week of studying. Of course you have your library addicts (c.f. “Diary of a Lamonster”) but now they’ve been amplified to levels of sleep deprivation previously unheard of. Some people simply stay awake, and then just keep trying to stay awake…to see how long they can survive. Read the rest of this entry »

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Get Naked: A Primal Scream How-To

Posted by The Voice Staff on December 10, 2009 at 11:24 pm

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December Issue 2009

Primal Scream: it’s the weirdest yet most liberating Harvard tradition. The night before finals, students (both guys and gals) run around the Yard in their birthday suits (or bikinis and masks for those more hesitant of showing off their goodies).

This year, Primal Scream takes place this Friday, December 11th, at midnight. The Voice has compiled a guide for those who will participate in the run, whether it’s your first time or not.

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1. Don’t bring a camera! Seriously, nothing screams “creeper” like bringing a camera to an event with a bunch of naked college folk with their ding-dongs and love lumps hanging out.

2. DO wear sneakers! The corners are icy, and slipping could be, well, disastrous.

3. Bring a buddy. Have a bud waiting with a robe/towel/bedsheet/pillow so you don’t have to push your way through the viewing crowds looking for your clothing with all your junk hanging out. That might have been fun when you were sprinting around the Yard with a bunch of other nudies – not so fun when it’s just you with a bunch of … not-nudies.

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Inspiration in a Time of Need

Posted by The Voice Staff on December 10, 2009 at 1:53 am

We usually post videos we like to the Procrastination Station (in our sidebar, to the right). But this one was just too good and too appropriate to pass up using an entire entry for.

We present to you: Inspirational Speeches in 2 Minutes. To help you get your papers and studying done without trying to pull your hair out.

More Reading Period goodies are coming your way in The Voice’s special Reading Period December Issue, due out on December 11th!

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Noice Playlist of the Week #7: Reading Period Mix, De-stress and Refocus

Posted by The Voice Staff on December 8, 2009 at 2:04 am

They tried to make me go to BSO but I said "No, no, no"...

They tried to make me go to BSO but I said "No, no, no"...

Let this frightening image of Amy Winehouse be a warning to you. If you don’t take a breather and stop doing all that adderall/redbull and listening to angry music you could end up just like this. So we bring to you our chillest mix yet. Detoxify and center yourself with some sweet, sweet tunes.

On this mix:

  • Knife – Grizzly Bear
  • Gymnastics (Pam) – Pele
  • Wada Na Tod – Lata Mangeshkar
  • Waltz No. 9  in A-flat major, Op. 69 – Chopin
  • Vista – Shugo Tokumaru
  • Hypocrite – Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
  • Pale Septembre – Camille
  • No Hay Nada Mas – Mos Def
  • Fuck this I’m leaving – The American Analog Set
  • Palneka – Avey Tare and Kria Brekken
  • Storm: Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven – Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    Listen to the full playlist here, after the jump

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The UC is Giving Away Free Stuff or Something

Posted by The Voice Staff on December 7, 2009 at 11:56 am

Probably doesnt look this classy.

Probably doesn't look this classy.

Today is Day One of the UC’s “Reading Period Giveaways.” Here’s what they’re giving away today:

  1. Free backrubs in Ticknor Lounge today from 1-3pm.
  2. Free hot cider in Greenhouse Cafe from 6-7pm.

Noice is a fan of hot cider, so we think this is pretty cool. Follow the UC’s blog, UC Juicy, for updates on what else they’re giving away this week! (We hope it’s something along the lines of a “NO EXAMS PASS.” Or something.)

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