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Relay For Life Raises Over $30K for Cancer
The 12-hour event, one of many held annually around the world, centered on a fundraising walk around the Gordon Indoor Track. It also featured games, food, ceremonies, and performances by student groups.
Harvard Ventures Hosts Entrepreneurship Event
Entrepreneurs of various backgrounds discussed their paths to success with an audience of Harvard students and schoolchildren from underserved New York City communities at Harvard Ventures’ Entrepreneurship and Empowerment event on Friday.
Freshman Enrichment Program Wins ‘Harvard Project’ Grant
The Freshman Enrichment Program, which was one of three finalists chosen last week by the Council’s Student Initiatives Committee, aims to help students from under-resourced high schools transition to life at Harvard.
Heat Week Closing Rally
Protesters gather in the Science Center plaza for the closing rally of Divest Harvard’s “Heat Week” on Friday evening.
Science Center Divest Sign
Protesters hang a sign on the Science Center during Divest Harvard’s “Heat Week” closing rally on Friday evening.
General UC Meeting
Daniel V. Banks ’17 and Shaiba Rather ’17, co-chairs of the UC’s Student Initiatives Committee, invite “Harvard Project” winner Savannah M. Fritz ’17 to speak in front of the Council.
Stories of Overcoming Obstacles
Members of True Story Theatre act out important moments in the lives of audience volunteers on Friday afternoon. “Stories of Overcoming Obstacles” is part of a collaborative series between HBASIS (Harvard College BGLTQ and Allied Students in the Sciences) and Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services (SCES).
Harvard Project Winner
Harvard Project winner Savannah N. Fritz ’17 speaks to the Council about her plans for the “Freshman Enrichment Program” at the UC’s penultimate general meeting of the semester.
Divest Harvard Culminates Protests
A recap of the events of Divest 'Heat Week' on Friday, April 17, 2015.
Divest Harvard Ends 'Heat Week' Protests
Environmental activist group Divest Harvard ended its six-day blockade of Massachusetts Hall on Friday after protesters delivered a petition demanding that Harvard divest its $35.9 billion endowment from fossil fuels to Loeb House, an administrative building.
Divest Harvard Continues Protests on Thursday
Demonstrators says they will continue the protest until Friday. SHOW MORE
Marching to Remember
Students march for Yom Hashoah, an annual remembrance of Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The march, which happened Thursday afternoon, was organized by Aaron Y. Grand ’18, the Jewish Life Chair of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Harvard College and was advertised primarily to students affiliated with the fraternity or Harvard Hillel.
God of the Playing Field
For many of Harvard's athletes of faith, religion is a strong component of their identity both on and off the field. However, balancing that identity with the demands of a varsity sport is anything but easy.
Working Hard
Students soak in rays outside of Holworthy dorm in Harvard Yard on Thursday afternoon.
Justice for All
Chrislene DeJean, creative organizer at Intelligent Mischief, spoke about African American women’s divergent experiences with violence and socioeconomic hardship as part of a panel on “Social Justice for Women of Color.” The panel was organized by the Action Committee of the Association of Black Harvard Women and took place in Harvard Hall on Thursday afternoon, while Divest Harvard protests took place outside.
As Divest Blockade Continues, Protesters Await Response
Activist group Divest Harvard continues to demand that Harvard divest its endowment from fossil fuels even as some top University officials largely ignore their protest.
Police Fence
Harvard University Police reinforce a metal fence outside of Emerson Hall to ensure that University President Drew G. Faust could enter while Divest Harvard protesters attempted to confront her on Wednesday afternoon. The protesters have blockaded Massachusetts Hall since Sunday demanding the University divest from fossil fuels.
A Quick Entrance
University President Drew G. Faust enters Emerson Hall, where members of the student activist group Divest Harvard attempted to confront her before she introduced a lecture on Wednesday afternoon. Security personnel had placed guard rails between Loeb House and the lecture hall.
Harvard Acceptance Rate Will Continue To Drop, Experts Say
According to admissions experts, the historic decline in admissions rates has been driven by students applying to larger numbers of colleges and increased university recruiting efforts.
Doors Blockaded, Mass. Hall Freshmen Adjust Their Routines
As Divest Harvard blocks administrators from accessing offices inside of Mass. Hall, the 14 freshmen who live in the campus’s oldest standing building have tried out a new routine.
Blockade Remains After Faust Offers To Meet With Protesters
University President Drew G. Faust offered to meet with demonstrators on the condition that they stop blocking her office building’s entrances, but they refused.
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 has speculated that the Admissions Office’s use of a new low-income student outreach program called Harvard College Connection may have contributed to a larger pool of applicants than in previous years.
Econ Tutoring
Stephen A. Turban '17, an economics concentrator, seeks help during the new student-led Economics Question Center, which runs Sunday-Thursday. Turban said that "office hours are the biggest thing people miss out on in college."
Senior Class Committee Names 2015 Class Day Speakers
Samuel B. Clark ’15 and Taylor K. Phillips ’15 will deliver Ivy orations at the celebration, and Ethan G. Loewi ’15 and Reina A.E. Gattuso ’15 will deliver the Harvard orations.