Harvard Duo Wins Parliamentary Debate Nationals

Joshua P. Zoffer ’14 and Ben D. Sprung-Keyser ’15 were named the youngest team champions in the history of the American Parliamentary Debate Association’s national tournament on Sunday, marking the second consecutive year that a Harvard team has won the tournament.

Sex Workshop Discusses Consent and Negotiation

In a room in Sever Hall Monday night, cookies were passed around and tea was served—a low-key setting for the discussion of sex. For two hours, representatives from the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response and Harvard College Munch—a kinky sex discussion group at the College—discussed the importance of consent and negotiation in relationships.

List-servs We Wish We Were On

The Harvard Computer Society keeps archives of all College list-servs, including their names as well as the emails exchanged through them. Many of these archives are only accessible to members of the lists themselves, but plenty of them are wide open. Let that sink in for a moment. Remember that email full of Spider-Man gifs you sent across your dorm list freshman year? It’s accessible until the end of time. And that’s just the beginning of what FM found. We now know your secrets.

FM Imagines: Yardfest Mixers

The Delphic & Dorm Crew host... “Get Down And Dirty” (‘Cause We’ll Clean It Up)

Harvard Students Celebrate Holi

Hundreds of Harvard students flung bags of colored powder at each other Saturday afternoon in celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors.

After Titles Revoked, Quiz Bowler Denies Cheating Allegations

Andrew M. Watkins ’11, the former Harvard Quiz Bowl player accused of illicitly viewing game questions in advance of multiple national championship matches, told The Crimson Sunday that he did not cheat in any academic competition.

What Would Oprah Do?

Oprah is heading to Harvard Yard on May 30 to impart words of wisdom to the class of 2013. In the meantime, FM looks to Oprah’s Twitter for advice to solve our day-to-day problems.

The Faculty Club: Then and Now

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Faculty members recall the quality of the food at the Club was never too good, but a quick look at Cold War-era menus from the Club shows a diverse collection of entrées. (Source: Harvard University Archives, HUD 3382.754, Box #1)

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A proposal for membership dating from the Club’s early days requires that any candidate’s request be seconded by at least one Club member. (Source: Harvard University Archives, HUD 1380, Box #9)

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The Club was erected in 1929 with the help of a $25,000 grant from then-anonymous donor Allston Burr. Its construction would eventually cost twelve times that amount. (Source: Harvard University Archives, HUB 1380)

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Faculty today take potential hires and visiting scholars out to the Faculty Club for lunch or dinner. Although professors rave about the quality of food and the service, he bill for a meal at the Club can easily tally over 30 dollars per person.

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Gold-plated chandeliers, dark-paneled walls, and plush carpeting adorn one of the first-floor dining rooms the Faculty Club.

A Changing Clubhouse, a Changing Faculty

Over time, it has opened its doors to new segments of Harvard’s community, and the nature of the faculty has changed. Once the professors’ clubhouse, the Faculty Club is no longer just the faculty’s club.

CarolsConcert

The 103rd Annual Christmas Carols Service took place this Sunday afternoon inside Memorial Church. Members of the Harvard University choir performed a series of traditional carols and an offering was collected at the conclusion to support Esperanza Academy.