College Life
Peer Counseling Groups Wrap Up Training For New Counselors
After kicking off the semester with a week of educational workshops, a new batch of student counselors are now ready to advise their peers in approaching health, social, and personal concerns.
Former UC Leaders Discuss Campus Social Life with Overseers
Ava Nasrollahzadeh '16 and Dhruv P. Goyal '16 spoke on a panel in Loeb House Sunday focused on "undergraduate life outside the classroom."
Mardi Gras Drive Seeks Female Hygiene Products for Homeless Shelters
A non-profit led by an undergraduate is holding a two-day donation drive in the Science Center plaza for feminine hygiene products.
Sexual Assault Task Force Has Yet to Release Report
A University-wide task force charged with investigating sexual assault prevention has yet to issue a finalized set of recommendations—missing an initial January deadline—although administrators hope to release the report this month.
Harvard Democrats Canvass in New Hampshire Ahead of Primary
More than 50 Harvard College Democrats braved the snow to join the fray—and occasional ornery residents—to canvass for their chosen candidate across the mom-and-pop shop lined streets of New Hampshire’s second-largest city.
Mather Bans Hard Alcohol in Junior Common Room
During a year in which the safety and accessibility of the College’s social scene has dominated campus conversation, a new policy in Mather House outlaws residents from consuming hard alcohol in the Junior Common Room, a space students often use to host parties.
Hasty Pudding Honors Man of the Year Joseph Gordon-Levitt
After Joseph Gordon-Levitt stripped to his boxers and ran into the audience wearing a superman costume, the famed actor accepted the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Man of the Year Award Friday in Farkas Hall.
UC Votes to Reform 'Bridging and Belonging' Fund
The Undergraduate Council voted Sunday to rebrand and repurpose its Bridging and Belonging Fund in the hopes of encouraging its use by allowing students and student groups to apply for funding.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Hasty Pudding Man of the Year
After receiving the fiftieth Man of the Year award from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals Friday night, actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt offers optimistic closing remarks about the character of Ivy League undergraduates.
Super Bowl Sunday
Students watch as the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers with a final score of 24-10 during the Super Bowl on Sunday night. This watch party in Cambridge Queen’s Head was one of many on campus.
Weatherhead Conference
Kirin Gupta '16, a senior in Winthrop House, discusses her thesis on the gendered treatment of indigenous groups in Ecuador with Jessie M. Wyatt '16, Megan H. Taing '16, and chair Erez Manela. This panel took place at The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs' Undergraduate Associate Thesis Conference on Friday.
Latino Students Discuss Unity at Town Hall
More than two months after Latino students voiced a series of demands to Harvard’s central administration, student groups hosted a town hall with a focus on bridging gaps between what students say to be somewhat fragmented student groups.
Holworthy Freshman Arts Room to Extend Hours
Located in Holworthy Basement, the space is commonly used for evening workshops and the artistic pursuits of freshmen, but is currently only open on Wednesdays from 8 p.m. to midnight. The new initiative extends those hours to 24/7.
Students Debate Merits, Pitfalls of Political Correctness
In light of a contentious year on college campuses across the nation, a small crowd of a hundred students gathered Tuesday evening to watch four of their peers debate the merits and pitfalls of political correctness and “PC culture.”
Freshmen Launch Crowdfunding Site After Phone Scam
The two students said they started a fundraising campaign after they were the victims of a phone-based scam that led both of them to wire more than $1,500 to Puerto Rico.
Students Gather at IOP to Watch Iowa Caucus Results
Political activists and enthusiasts from both ends of the political spectrum flooded into the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum to watch as the Iowa caucuses unfolded, marking the end of the year-long buildup to the 2016 presidential election.
'Technical Difficulties' Delay Expos Sectioning for Freshmen
The system designed to assign Expos sections experienced “unexpected technical difficulties” late Saturday night, pushing sectioning into the following evening.
New Initiative Brings Mental Health Resources to the Quad
QuadTalk, a new initiative aimed at expanding mental health resources to Harvard’s Radcliffe Quad, opened its doors Sunday night in the basement of Pforzheimer House.
Shopping Week Often a 'Scramble' for Faculty
A semester after the end of pre-term planning, Harvard faculty members remain divided on the merits of a course shopping week with no advanced registration of any kind.
Woman of the Year Roast
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Kerry Washington participates in on-stage antics during her roast with members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Woman of the Year Parade
Kerry Washington is paraded down Mass Ave with Hasty Pudding members, as part of the ceremonies for her 2016 Woman of the Year Award.
Kerry Washington and the Lamp
Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year Kerry Washington participates in on-stage antics during her roast with members of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals.
Students Brave Winter Chill to Claim Poster Space in the Yard
Dressed in their thickest winter coats with their breath visible in the morning air, a crowd of students eagerly gather in the Yard every Monday and Thursday morning as they wait for Facilities Maintenance Operations to clear the boards of last week's posters.
New UC Leaders Outline Agenda for Semester
Newly elected Undergraduate Council President Shaiba Rather ’17 and Vice President Daniel V. Banks ’17 said the Council’s goals this semester will include increasing administrative oversight of final clubs and bolstering sexual assault prevention.
Gen Ed Proposals Could Increase Job Security for Humanities Ph.D.s
Each semester, hundreds of students shop one of professor Shaye J.D. Cohen’s General Education courses on the Hebrew Bible, enticed by the possibility of fulfilling a requirement while receiving an “easy A.”