College Life
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.
Police Confirm Weekend Emails Pose No Threat
Law enforcement has confirmed that the death threat originated outside the country and is not a current threat to Harvard’s campus.
Undergrad Initiative Aims To Revitalize Humanities
The students at the meeting emphasized the need for a more visible, centralized place to explore post-graduation applications of the humanities outside of traditional paths like professional school or academia.
Analysis Reveals Disparity in House Committee Budgets
Eliot’s House committee plans to spend about $120 per every undergraduate resident this year, while Adams’ House committee intends to spend about $70, a Crimson analysis of recently disclosed House budgets found.
Students Criticize Response to Emailed Death Threat
Several students raised questions about what they perceived as a lackluster outreach effort from College administrators and Harvard police at a discussion Tuesday night.
OSL To Organize Anti-Hazing Working Group
Following its annual anti-hazing poster campaign, the Office of Student Life plans to organize a student working group to further investigate the issue of hazing on campus.
Dinner Event Focuses on Asian American Identity, Email Threat
The group discussed Asian American identity and the racially charged death threat emailed to some Harvard affiliates last weekend, among other topics.
UC Approves Budget, Elects New Secretary
Few changes were made to this year’s budget, but the Council did debate how to allocate additional funds it will receive in revenue.
Account Linked to Death Threats Was Emailing Harvard Students for Months
A person who self-identified as Huy Dinh has repeatedly emailed College students as early as April from the same Google Mail address that sent a violent death threat to several hundred people Friday.
Chinese 'Power Couple' Defends Harvard Donation
Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who donated $15 million to the University last July, shared their views on education and philanthropy with hundreds of students on Wednesday.
