"What spare time?" queries Owen, when asked what he does in his free moments.

"People come in all the time," says Owen, who adds that he teaches three classes and several reading courses as well as writes numerous recommendations. "I get a little pissed off about it."

"My hobbies have fallen by the wayside," says Owen. He says he has not taken a vacation in the past five years.

Professor of Astronomy A.G.W. Cameron experiences the same lack of free time that Owen does.

"One's life tends to be dominated by one's research," Cameron says. "Some people tend to get tense, but I take a phlegmatic approach to what I'm doing."

Just Relax

Not surprisingly, many Harvard professors undertake high-powered activities in their spare time. But a number of faculty members proclaim that what they like to do best is, well, just relax.

"I watch sitcoms to relieve stress," says Professor of Sociology Aage B. Sorenson, the chair of the Sociology Department. "I like to watch trash like that show Northern Exposure on Monday evenings. It's a wild thing."