College Life
Days Before Election, Students Brave Snow and Hit the Trail
College Democrats and Republicans said they believed their last-minute campaigning could have an important impact on election night outcomes.
UC Voices Frustration at Smith, Nixes Automatic Section Size Question
Undergraduate Council leaders maintained a critical tone toward Harvard administrators in the weekly UC meeting Sunday, and Council members also voted down automatically initiating a ballot question on section sizes.
Fright Night
Costumed Harvard freshmen mingle and dance in Annenberg at Fright Night, held on Friday. Fright Night, a Halloween event hosted by the First Year Social Committee, attracted large crowds of freshmen with candy and music to kick off Halloween weekend.
As Term Progresses, Bureau of Study Counsel Backed Up
Many students who have sought peer tutoring from the Bureau of Study Counsel this fall are still waiting to be assigned tutors as the semester draws on, due in large part to high demand and a shortage of tutors.
Bureau of Study Counsel
The Bureau of Study Counsel, located on 5 Linden Street, is home to study services for Harvard students.
Students Prepare for National Novel Writing Month
Several dozen Harvard College students are preparing to put pen to paper for National Novel Writing Month, an annual campaign that encourages writers to craft an entire novel in a single month.
Currier Dean Takes BU Job, Will Depart at Year's End
Currier House Dean Laura K. Johnson will leave her position at the end of the semester, Currier House Masters Richard Wrangham and Elizabeth Ross wrote to the House community Monday evening.
In Keynote, Abramson Urges Women To Be Resilient
Jill E. Abramson ’76, former executive editor of The New York Times, encouraged women to persevere through setbacks during a speech at the Intercollegiate Business Convention Saturday.
Rebooting the Harvard Computer Society
The Harvard Computer Society—the five-person group that manages more than 7,000 student mailing lists—is finalizing a transition from on-campus servers to the cloud.
Students Hold Vigil To Protest Solitary Confinement
For over 22 hours, students took shifts sitting beside a seven-by-nine-foot box, which represented a prison cell, as part of a vigil for prisoners held in solitary confinement.
Government Grants Temporary Visa to Junior Stuck in Mexico
Dario Guerrero-Meneses ’15 is set to return to Harvard after the federal government granted him a humanitarian visa on Tuesday afternoon to travel back to the United States from Mexico.
Eldo Kim Charged in Bomb Threat Case, Unlikely To Get Jail Time
The U.S. Attorney asked Friday that the court defer prosecuting Kim for 18 months, while he takes part in a pretrial diversion program.
After Threats, Khurana Says Admins ‘Can Do Better’ Communicating
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said College administrators “can do better” to communicate with students and took full responsibility for their response to the threat.