Just in case you need some time away from your first problem set (or that paper that was assigned way too early), here are some good distractions for an important cause.

Although the Task Force Report has had minimal concrete impact thus far, the administration’s open support for the arts has caused a wave of optimism among the student body.

Marlissa S. Briggett ’88, a civil rights attorney living in Arlington, will serve as executive secretary of the advisory board—a committee of five Cambridge residents responsible for reviewing complaints about the Cambridge Police Department.

Campus Democrats and Republicans found common ground in their praise for President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last night, with students of both political leanings hailing the speech for its bipartisan rhetoric.

You still have two more days to get rid of old keys while saving the planet and helping the homeless at the same time.

When University President Drew G. Faust landed in China in March 2008, the self-professed connoisseur of ethnic foods had already made up her mind to sample the explosion of exotic flavors that characterizes local Chinese cuisine.

After nearly 15 years as a Harvard professor, renowned Dante scholar Lino Pertile will become director of the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence next summer.

Hours after the University’s announcement that it will halt construction on the Allston Science Complex, tensions ran high at a community meeting on the relocation of the Charlesview Appartments.