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Ad Board Statistics Show Decline in Withdrawals
The Ad Board required five undergraduates to temporarily withdraw from the College in the 2013-2014 academic year in disciplinary cases related to sexual “social behavior.”
Ad Board Disciplinary Withdrawals
The College's Administrative Board required 39 undergraduates to temporarily withdraw from the College in disciplinary cases last year.
Another Ahead, Undergrads Enjoy Their Snow Day
In a second day off from classes in two weeks, many undergraduates trudged knee-deep through fresh layers of snow while others, unfazed by cancellations that were formerly a rare occurrence, finished coursework.
Seventeen Students Declare UC Candidacy, Two After Deadline Extended
As of Sunday afternoon, only two students had submitted their declarations. Later in the day, the deadline for students to announce their candidacies was extended 12 hours from midnight to Monday at noon.
Accomplish More
Diversity Programs Manager at Facebook Kiva Wilson introduces the audience to "Lean In" at WECode on Saturday, Feb. 7.
UC Discusses Lack of Candidates for Elections
Undergraduate Council representatives urged one another to reach out to potential UC spring election candidates. Only two students had declared their candidacies by Sunday afternoon.
2015 Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man of the Year
On Friday, Feb. 6, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals' Man of the Year, Chris Pratt, was presented the Hasty Pudding Pot at Farkas Hall.
Record-High 37,305 Apply to Class of 2019
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 speculated that a new low-income student outreach program and news of a $125 million financial aid donation may have contributed to the 8.8 percent increase in applications.
French Ambassador Speaks on Hebdo
French Ambassador Gérard Araud and Arthur Goldhammer, senior affiliate at the Center for European Studies, facilitate a discussion about the events surrounding the attack on satire magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Spring Course Enrollment Numbers
Economics 10b is the spring's largest course in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Ec 10 Remains Semester's Largest Course
Based on course enrollment data, Harvard’s flagship introductory economics course has enrolled the largest number of undergraduates this semester.
Record 280 Women Enter Shortened Rush
A record 280 women will seek entrance to Harvard’s four sorority chapters in a redesigned, shorter rush process starting Thursday.
Museums of Science and Culture To Create Student Board
The Harvard Museums of Science and Culture are establishing an undergraduate student board tasked to promote museum engagement at the College.
Hammonds Discusses Diversity in Science
Former Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds spoke Wednesday afternoon to dozens of Harvard affiliates about diversity in fields of scientific research.
Okay, Cupid, Alright, Already
Ah, senior spring—when some of us solicit people we’d hardly ask to pass the salt in the d-hall for sex. Eyes swipe right and left; rigid social divides melt like snowflakes. The season is ushered in by First Chance Dance: a freshman tradition lost to us by act of hurricane, the dance—and with it, the freshman-fall-free-for-all-sex-hungry-nostalgia— has been resuscitated. Tickets cost $20, which means to get my money’s worth I need to consume the equivalent of 25 glasses of wine.
Last Chance
Associate Registrar for Enrollment Services Maggie Welsh reviews a study card at the Office of the Registrar Wednesday afternoon. Students took advantage of the fact that they would not be penalized with a late fee if they turned in their study cards late after a winter storm interrupted shopping week.
Analysis: Dartmouth’s Hard Alcohol Ban Unlikely To Affect Harvard
Harvard administrators and national experts said that while they are not surprised by the new policy at Dartmouth, they expect the changes to have little effect on Harvard College's alcohol policy.
Harvard's Alcohol Policy
The College's approach to regulating the use of alcohol on campus has evolved over the last few years.
Title IX Activists Shift Priorities
Activists say they will focus on more actively pushing to ensure that Harvard's policy is clear and properly implemented, rather than only arguing for its strict inclusion of affirmative consent.
Panelists Call for Policy Changes To Address Systemic Racism
At a meeting of the Harvard College Democrats Tuesday, panelist Nashwa Y. Gewaily discussed recommendations sent by the ACLU to the Boston Police Department following grand jury rulings in Ferguson and Staten Island last fall.
Provost Alan Garber
Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 enters University Hall to attend the semester’s first meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The body voted to add a new Ph.D. program and learned that two students were dismissed for sexual misconduct in December.
Harvard Advocate Launches Website, Seeks $150K in Fund Drive
The Advocate launched a redesigned website Friday as part of a larger initiative to increase its readership and social media presence. The publication will also begin a $150,000 fundraising drive Feb. 27 in honor of its 150th anniversary in 2016 according to its president Kiara F. Z. Barrow ’16.
Harvard Open, Storm Brings Some Canceled Classes
While students enjoyed winter festivities ranging from sledding to snowmen during last week’s day-off, both students and professors said Monday’s storm proved more an inconvenience than a welcome break.