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It’s an Australian thing, I told whoever proudly. It’s a habit that you learn from chilly beach days when you feel the wind grow chiller, and you can see the days grow shorter, and when you know, you just know, this means that Summer’s ending so you’ll all be back at school soon, and all those Summer Dreams you dreamed all year are never coming true, or not this time around at least.
Two Events Continue Campus Conversation About Sexual Assault
This semester, conversations about rape and sexual assault have come to the forefront of campus discussion, as several controversies both here and elsewhere have garnered the student body’s attention, and last night, two events on consent and sexual assault continued the conversation.
After Transferring, a Shorter Career at Harvard
For his first two years of college, David H. A. LeBoeuf ’13 ate lunch in one dining hall and attended classes in just three academic buildings.
College Approves BDSM Group
Harvard College Munch—a group devoted to discussing topics relating to kinky sex—will be approved by the Committee on Student Life this Friday.
In Wake of Amherst, Panel Examines Sexual Assault
Representatives from the Administrative Board, University Health Services, and other campus groups sought to clarify the University’s current policies in dealing with cases of rape or sexual assault at a panel on Wednesday.
UC Awards $20K in Wintersession Grants
The Undergraduate Council dramatically increased funding allocated to student groups for Wintersession programming, doling out $20,000 for workshops, trips, and creative projects.
Michael David Cohen, former Harvard Graduate School student, discusses the effects of the Civil War on colleges and also regional differences between Northern and Southern institution. Cohen recently published his first book: Reconstructing the Campus: Higher Education and the American Civil War, and spoke at the Harvard Book Store.
HUDS Number Twelve in the Country?
To all the students long tired of the assortment of Ranger cookies, tofu, and chickwiches awaiting them at the end of the line in Annenberg, it might be time for a reality check—or at least one website thinks so. The Daily Meal, a site dedicated to food reviews and recipes, ranked Harvard 12th in their list of the "52 Best Colleges for Food in America."
UC Candidates Square Off in JFK Forum
Like hundreds of political dignitaries and leaders before them, the eight candidates vying for 2013 Undergraduate Council President and Vice President sat at the center of the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum Thursday evening to participate in the first-ever public UC election debate.
Faculty Pass New College-Wide Alcohol Policy
At a meeting on Thursday, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted to officially adopt a new set of College-wide alcohol policies, which seek to diminish underage and high-risk drinking.
Wanted: Snowman Murderers
It's all fun and games until a snowman gets murdered. While plenty of snowmen were enjoying quiet evenings in courtyards across campus last night, the same cannot be said for Franklin, a brand new, Quidditch-playing, Quincy House resident created by Catherine G. Katz '13 and a friend. The poor guy met his untimely end shortly after midnight, when two unidentified miscreants entered the Quincy courtyard and gave the defenseless snowman a ninja-kick to the stomach.
Gangnam, MIT-style
A rapidly spreading viral sensation is debunking negative stereotypes of MIT students as boring. In a matter of days, MIT has received more than four million hits on their version of the popular "Gangnam Style."
Running for Hurricane Relief
For many Harvard students, last Monday's hurricane translated to nothing more than a rainy day in pajamas and an extra day to work on that Stat pset. But for those who have family and friends in New York or New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy left destruction in its path—and two Harvard students are doing something about it.
Student Role in Ad Board Not Likely in Near Future, Hammonds Says
Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds told an audience of students on Thursday that College administrators are nowhere near allowing students to participate in the Administrative Board’s decision-making process.
Who Let the Dogs Out?
Some people distract themselves from heavy workloads by taking a walk, others de-stress by eating, while still others spend hours looking up cute pictures of animals on the internet. Winthrop tutor Wendi X. Zhang is now making it easier for everyone to procrastinate with a new tumblr dedicated to her beloved corgis, Fizzy and Chief.
Students, Professors Enjoy Rare Day Off
As Harvard closed its doors for Monday's classes in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, students and Cambridge residents say they were enjoying the thrill of the meteorological event—and the day off it allowed.
Happy Birthday, Harvard
On October 28, 1636, Harvard College was founded when the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed a legislative act that established our dear old school as the first university in the nation. Happy 376th, Harvard! Too bad there wasn't any cake.
Hidden Study Spaces, Just in Time for Midterms!
With midterm season underway and constant reminders of imminent finals, stumbling across an empty reading room is often a welcome discovery.
Yazmin Monet Watkins
Yazmin Monet Watkins performing a number of poems from her collection of stories on sexual identities for Sex Week's Love Without Limits on Sunday evening, October 21, 2012.