<p>Room 32 Weld, Twinmom. It's unique because unlike other Weld suites, it has its own private bathroom within the suite. The bathroom's pretty dated though - I always wondered if Rose had it installed for her boy.</p>
<p>I'm slightly surprised they still house students in JFK's old room in Weld. My daughter is in Winthrop - JFK's old House, and there nobody gets to live in the JFK suite. It is kept as a guest room for special University visitors. I've stood out on the landing and looked at the front door, but I've never gotten to peek inside.</p>
<p>I wonder if they'd let his grandchildren peek inside.</p>
<p>One is a sophomore this year - probably so!</p>
<p>This thread keeps giving me goose bumps and misty eyes. I think the strain of this past year is making me lose my grip. Many times over this journey, I've felt as if my D was embarked on a Lord of the Rings quest. The word "Herculean" has come to mind. It is so wonderful and unexpected to see the huge, huge effort rewarded with this sort of unequivocal validation - Harvard! It is very sweet, indeed. Somehow that's surprising me.</p>
<p>lol I enjoy the prefrosh condemning alcohol. That's what everyone does in high school...it'll change, it'll change.</p>
<p>coureur - The FDR suite down the hall from me in Adams House is the same way... although it didn't used to be: Harvard</a> Gazette: FDR slept here</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure that JFK's freshman room in Weld is not the one he actually lived in--Weld was somewhat recently renovated to make it handicap accessible, and I'm relatively certain that the current elevator shaft is where his room, Weld 32, actually used to be. So the number is the same but the room itself within Weld has changed. At least that's what someone told me...and would explain why freshmen are allowed to live there. Also, there's a private bathroom in Weld 32? I thought private bathrooms were only on the 1st floor of Weld...being a Welder myself, I'm pretty familiar with the layout and never heard of that.</p>
<p>^^Wow, if true this is terrible. Why in the world would they tear out something as historic as JFK's room in order to install an elevator?</p>
<p>^^^ada .</p>
<p>^^Sure, I can understand the need to have an elevator. But why put the elevator where the most historic room in the building was? Room 32 can't have been the only spot in the entire building suitable for an elevator .</p>
<p>I'm here right now. It's amazing...better than I thought, which is saying something.</p>
<p>I believe that when JFK lived in the room, it was Weld 37. With the renovation and renumbering, it ended up redesignated as 32 (or else I have my numbers switched and it's the other way around). Anyhow, when you check into you room freshman year, you'll get a list of all the freshmen who have lived in the room, year-by-year. Pretty cool.</p>
<p>I've always loved the connection to history at Harvard. The Harvard Computer Society has this wonderful dorm history search page, which allows you to search who lived in any given freshman dorm room (just input the room and number) - you can also search by name and class year:</p>
<p>Dorm</a> History Search</p>
<p>It lists JFK as having lived in Weld 32.</p>
<p>We've had fun with that site too; it hasn't been updated in some time though.</p>
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<p>I can't jump 3 feet if I become "another dude"....</p>
<p>There is a large middle ground in this realm of underage alcohol consumption. You don't turn into "another dude" if you have a couple drinks at the end of a stressful week.</p>
<p>Different people handle stress in different ways....</p>
<p>You handle stress by... jumping?</p>
<p>Bob! where did you decide?</p>