College Life
'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.
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.
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.
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.”
College Has Yet To Replace House Master Title
After unanimously agreeing to change their collective titles last December, Harvard’s House masters have yet to agree on a replacement. However, that has not stopped speculation on potential replacement titles.
Some Students Still Stranded by Storm as Classes Begin
Students struggled to return to Cambridge in time for the start of classes on Monday as flights across the country were canceled following a snowstorm that pummeled parts of the East Coast.
William James Hall Upgrades Elevators, Causing Delays
The elevator is not broken but is undergoing renovation as part of a larger upgrade process begun last July. Each elevator car takes 14 weeks to update and all three elevators should be operational again in May.
John Harvard Statue in the Snow
Snow from winter storm Jonas falls on the John Harvard statue on Saturday afternoon.
Dean Of Student Life Steps Down
Dean of Student Life Stephen Lassonde will leave his position on Feb. 1 after less than three years in the post and will no longer be an employee of Harvard College.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Awarded Hasty Pudding’s 2016 Man of the Year
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, an award-winning actor known for his roles in films like "The Dark Night Rises" and "(500) Days of Summer" was named Thursday as the recipient of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' 2016 Man of the Year award.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Named Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year
Gordon-Levitt, an award-winning actor known for roles in many blockbuster films, was named the recipient of Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2016 Man of the Year award early Thursday.
Students Help Draft Sexual Assault Legislation
A group of Harvard students helped draft legislation, which, if passed by the Massachusetts state legislature, would expand civil protections and counseling to victims of sexual assault.
Harvard Team Wins 2016 World Debating Championship
Fanelesibonge S. Mashwama ’17 and Bo Seo ’17 overtook hundreds of opponents to win the 2016 World Universities Debating Championship Sunday, becoming the second Harvard team to clinch the title in three years.
2016 World Universities Debating Championship
Fanelesibonge S. Mashwama ’17 and Bo Seo ’17 were victorious in the 2016 World Universities Debating Championship, becoming the second Harvard team to earn the title in three years. Image courtesy of Manuel J. Adams © Thessaloniki WUDC 2016.
Ten Stories That Shaped 2015
2015 was a tumultuous year for Harvard. Final clubs faced immense administrative pressure to go co-ed, faculty saw a proposal to overhaul the College’s General Education program, and perhaps most consequential of all, a University-wide survey revealed what administrators called a “troubling” climate of sexual assault on campus. Amidst a fast-paced capital campaign and Title IX scrutiny, Harvard’s top administrators were called to respond to perceived racial injustice on campus and a graduate student unionization movement. Divest Harvard protesters even blockaded University President Drew G. Faust's office for a week. At the close of a particularly turbulent year, the Crimson looks back on the ten stories that most shaped Harvard in 2015.
Final Clubs Face Scrutiny
Harvard's unrecognized social clubs saw a year of unprecedented scrutiny as administrators put pressure on them to go co-ed.
Harvard Then and Now
In “Walden,” Henry David Thoreau asks, “Why do precisely these objects which we behold make a world?” This project by photographer Özdemir Vayısoğlu seeks to contrast the worlds created by two distinct generations of Harvard students mainly through objects they owned. Through pairs of photos, it illustrates how Harvard’s campus has transformed since the late 19th and early 20th century, reflecting the epistemological value of everyday objects we behold for understanding our ever-changing world with a historical perspective, and thereby, providing a visual archaeology of how material culture has changed Harvard over the last century.