College Life
Rapper Kid Cudi To Perform At Yardfest
Hip-hop artist Kid Cudi will be performing at the College’s fifth annual Yardfest on April 18, the College Events Board and the Harvard Concert Commission announced yesterday.
UPDATE: Kid Cudi at Yardfest
The CEB confirms that hip-hop artist Kid Cudi will be coming to Harvard on April 18 for Yardfest.
Harvard Housing Day 2010
Harvard upperclassmen were out in full form as they welcomed the class of 2013 to their newly assigned residential dorms Thursday.
College Dean Releases Ad Board Report
Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds released yesterday the official report of the Committee to Review the Administrative Board, which recommends a holistic reform of the College’s primary disciplinary body.
River Run 2010
Despite threats of disciplinary action against freshmen seeking to appease the River Gods, some members of the Class of 2013 nevertheless decided to celebrate Housing Day Eve with gusto.
Freshmen Speak Out on River Run
Unfortunately for the class of 2013, Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman '67 recently sent out an e-mail outlining strict consequences for those brave souls who participate in certain River Run events this year. So what do freshmen think about this? We asked, and here's what they told us.
Harvard Groups Host Women’s Week Party
The Harvard community will celebrate Women’s Week over the next seven days.
Final Exam Schedule Posted
While finals are still months away, the Registrar's Office has posted the exam schedule on their Web site.
Ryan M. Travia: Living a Life of Substance
For the past five years, Travia has served as the director of the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services. His role involves organizing Harvard’s alcohol education programs, working with treatment providers at University Health Services, and developing policy-based initiatives for the University related to alcohol and drug use.
Dare to Drink Dangerously
Though data suggests that more Harvard undergraduates are admitted to Stillman Infirmary for alcohol intoxication or poisoning, it remains unclear whether the increase in volume means that students are drinking in greater quantities than before.
Schedule Change Amplifies Stress Among Students
College administrators attribute the unanticipated stress of the compressed semester to a lack of planning by both students and faculty, though proposals for rearranging vacation days in the fall semester are still up for discussion.
The Housing Market: How to Banish Blocking Drama
We’re here to give you a crash course in avoiding bitchy/tearful/obnoxious/existentially disconcerting blocking day drama.
Much Ado About Buzz
The Feb. 9 release of Google Buzz hit Harvard hard and left a dizzying amount of praise, criticism, and even a lawsuit in its wake. Here’s a recap of what we've been saying about this latest social networking tool.
A Celebrity On Tap
It's not every day that you get the opportunity to have a University executive vice president pour your beer. For the crowd that showed up to the Cambridge Queen's Head Friday night, they had just that opportunity.
Today in Photos (02/19/10)
Photographs published in the Feb. 19, 2010 issue of The Harvard Crimson.
Eleganza Model Auditions
Harvard's finest fashionistas and fashionistos strut their stuff for a chance to model in the annual Eleganza fashion show.
Christiane Amanpour Chosen as Class Day Speaker
Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, will address graduates of the College on Senior Class Day, the Senior Class Committee announced yesterday.
FOOD FIGHTING
The Harvard University Dining Services Food Literacy Project screened the award-winning documentary “Food Fight” in the Science Center yesterday. The screening was followed by a discussion with filmmaker Chris Taylor (right) and Woody Tasch (left), the founder of Slow Money Alliance.