Harvard Today: September 23, 2015

Today is Wednesday, September 23rd. On this day in 1952, Richard Nixon made his “Checkers speech.” Today it is Yom Kippur, also known as Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

It’s going to be warmer than yesterday, with highs of 74 and lows of 56.

IN THE D-HALL

Lunch:

Meatball Sub

Stuffed Peppers with Beans and Rice

Curly French Fries

Dinner:

Dan Dan Noodles

Hoisin Glazed Salmon

Tofu Vegetable Lo Mein

Jasmine Rice

ON FLYBY

Overheard at CS50’s Office Hours: People say strange things after psetting for more than 3 hours.

PSA: President Faust Holds Student Office Hours: Very important news.

IN THE NEWS

HarvardX Poetry in America Course Moves to TV: A digital humanities initiative, pioneered by English professor Elisa New, is expanding to include a television series featuring influential figures discussing poetry.

After Survey, Determined Faust Promises Conversation and Seeks Change: University President Drew G. Faust stared out into a packed, silent audience Monday night. She was in Harvard’s Science Center for a town hall meeting, set in front of a crowd of hundreds of University affiliates concerned about the prevalence of sexual assault on campus.

Endowment Returns 5.8 Percent, Growing to $37.6 B: Harvard's endowment rose to $37.6 billion on returns of 5.8 percent in the 2015 fiscal year, led by the performance of real estate and U.S. public equity asset classes.

A University-Wide Survey, With a College Focus: In the midst of an ongoing federal investigation and intensified criticism from its constituents over how Harvard College addresses and prevents sexual assault on campus, the results of a highly anticipated survey on the subject revealed a stark picture of campus-wide distrust and confusion.

EVENTS

The IOP Fellows & Study Groups is having the first study group with Doug Heyes on crisis communications in Room L166 from 4-5:30 p.m.

Student Mental Health Liaisons is having Kevin Breel to speak on mental health in Emerson Hall, Room 105 at 7 p.m.

The Harvard Asian American Women’s Association is holding a Mochi & Milk Tea Study Break in the Women’s Center from 7:30-9 p.m.