College Life
In Dunster, a Search for BGLTQ Support
As students raise concerns about advising resources in one of Harvard’s upperclassman Houses, administrators respond.
68 Undergraduates Win Hoopes Prize
The annual grant seeks to award students for “promoting, improving, and enhancing the quality of education...in literary, artistic, musical, scientific, historical, or other academic subject,” according to the Hoopes prize website.
In Biannual Tradition, Students Streak Around Harvard Yard
More than a hundred students took a break from studying at the strike of midnight on Thursday to ring in the College’s spring final exam period with a clothing-optional lap around Harvard Yard.
Blog Posts Female Final Club Membership
According to a post on the site, the new blog is a response to the posting of alleged members of male final clubs earlier last week.
UC Requests Administrators' Reviews of BSC Decision
The Undergraduate Council voted to request reviews from administrators about the recent decision to change the body overseeing the Bureau of Study Counsel from University Health Services to the College at its last general meeting of the semester on Sunday.
Admissions Lawsuit Plaintiff Requests Extensive Harvard Records for Discovery
The lawsuit alleges that Harvard sets “target percentages” for underrepresented minorities and illegal quotas on students of Asian descent in its undergraduate admissions processes.
College Appoints Full-Time Title IX Coordinator
Miller previously served as a case manager on the Administrative Board in addition to working part-time as the College’s Title IX coordinator.
Two Projects Win Social Entrepreneurship Conference
The course, which is taught by GSE professor Fernando M. Reimers, meets at the Harvard Innovation Lab and seeks to promote sustainable educational innovations.
Faculty Bows
Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67, professor Steven Pinker, Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana, and professor Diana L. Eck—the faculty who performed in “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” take their final bow.
Arts First Features More Than 100 Live Performances
The Performance Fair opened with a ballet called “Swan Lake: For the Birds!” based on Tchaikovsky’s work which featured Hasty Pudding Theatricals as well as distinguished administrators and faculty.
Harvard Will Renovate Lowell House in 2017-2018
Pending funding approval, planners will begin full construction on Lowell House in the summer of 2017, and administrators hope to finish the project the next summer, in 2018.
'Summer Playbook' Map Looks To Connect Students
The site officially opened April 14 for students to register their travel plans, but Friday will be the first time that students can find fellow students with similar agendas, according to the site's founder.
Center of Attention
For students who choose to pursue courses in which they are they only student enrolled—dubbed "n=1" classes—the personalized attention enhances their learning, but the lack of fellow students can hinder their experience.
Blog Posts Lists of Male Final Club Members
The Tumblr blog, entitled “Hey There Harvard, I’m In A Final Club,” went live earlier this week and has since drawn dozens of anonymous comments and questions, many expressing criticisms against the decision to post the clubs’ alleged membership lists.
Freshman Formal Costs, Security Altered for On-Campus Venue
This year’s freshman formal, which will take place Wednesday on the Science Center Plaza, will feature an “incidents tent” near the main event for students seeking medical treatment, according to formal co-chair Gretty Garcia ’18.
Students Fundraise For Nepal Earthquake Relief
With reports of death tolls surpassing 4,000, and billions of dollars of damage, Saroj Kandel '17 and fellow Nepalese student Pradeep Niroula ’18 created their own fundraising campaign. Together they messaged hundreds of students asking for support and had raised more than $1500 as of Monday afternoon.
UC To Conduct Campus Social Life Survey
Representatives from the Undergraduate Council detailed on Sunday a “student social life study,” which aims to quantitatively assess the social life of Harvard undergraduates.
'Mad Men' Creator Speaks About Literary Television at LITfest
Matthew Weiner, the Emmy Award-winning creator, producer, and writer of “Mad Men,” spoke to a packed crowd about the literary process behind television writing as part of the College’s annual LITfest festival on Monday night.
College Hosts Honor Code Panel
Just months away from rolling out its first-ever honor code, the College hosted an event Monday where panelists addressed questions about the potential efficacy of the code as well as concerns about the impending affirmation of integrity mandate.
UC Representatives Share Mixed Opinions on Event App
Questions about Ventfull came as a UC task force charged with compiling a report on new Council initiatives decided to recommend continued support of the application.
In a Harvard T-Shirt, Jessie J Takes the Yardfest Stage
British pop artist Jessie J took the stage in pink hair and a Harvard T-shirt for the College’s annual Yardfest concert in Tercentenary Theater on Friday night.