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Plaza Chess
In an effort to create an entertaining multi-purpose space for students, the new Science Center Plaza has just been recently outfitted with life-sized chess and checkers boards.
Sophomores Receive Class Color
Harvard Alumni Association student representatives revealed orange as the official color of the class of 2016 to an audience of more than 100 sophomores gathered at a welcome back ceremony in Memorial Church on Thursday.
Greenblatt and Vendler Weigh In: What if We Abolished English Tomorrow?
Attention sophomores thinking about concentrating in English: Stop reading op-eds. This summer, it seems like English—not to mention most disciplines in the humanities—have been denigrated and abused by columnists, cash-strapped universities, and graphs everywhere. Despite the fervor over this certain oncoming apocalypse, level heads still exist: In a recent piece for The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik points out that "If we abolished English majors tomorrow, Stephen Greenblatt and Stanley Fish and Helen Vendler would not suddenly be freed to use their smarts to start making quantum proton-nuclear reactor cargo transporters, or whatever; they would all migrate someplace where they could still talk Shakespeare and Proust and the rest." But where would that place be? Flyby decided to find out.
schoolsecondday
Students stroll out of the Science Center Wednesday afternoon after class. Wednesday was the second day of school.
Students Adjust as Rosh Hashanah Overlaps with Shopping Week
As members of the Harvard community prepare to celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah—which begins at sunset Wednesday and restricts all work, including writing—students and professors are working to accommodate those observing the holiday.
Crowds, Crashes Usher in First Day of Classes
Tuesday morning, the popular course selection website courses.cs50.net was plagued by technical difficulties, making it hard for many students to access class locations and meeting times. Students and professors alike also noted overcrowding in many classrooms.
Kumba Singers
The Kuumba Singers, a campus a capella group, performs “Kuumba Standard” as a choral interlude during the scheduled program.
Harvard Today: Sept. 3, 2013
It may be Day 1 of the Fall 2013 semester, but it’s not Monday. All classes that normally meet on Tuesdays will meet today. If you need a break, treat yourself to an early afternoon trip to the Farmer’s Market for a demonstration by Joanne B. Chang '91 of Flour Bakery.
Faust Speaks
In her annual Convocation Address, Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust advises the Class of 2017 to learn from their peers and take lessons from their failures.
Packed House
Freshmen, seated with fellow residents of their freshman dorms, watch as Dean Michael D. Smith delivers an address to the crowd in Sanders Theatre.
Simulcast from Sanders
Members of the Class of 2017, seated in Memorial Church, watch a simulcast of Erin D. Drake ‘14’s address. On stage in Memorial Hall, Drake spoke of the ways in which plans change from freshman fall to senior year.
Former Hammonds Adviser Steps Down from Post in College Administration
D. E. Lorraine Sterritt, one of former Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds’s close advisers, is leaving her position as College dean for administration, Interim Dean of the College Donald H. Pfister announced Thursday.
Administrators Greet Class of 2017 at Convocation
The class of 2017 gathered Monday afternoon to hear messages of encouragement and community imparted by some of Harvard’s most senior faculty.
After Dry Spell, Harvard Finally Tops a College Ranking Again
After Forbes magazine inexplicably denied Harvard the top spot on several of its college rankings this summer, equilibrium was restored Aug. 15 when our University was named best in the world by the Center for World-Class Universities at China’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
How We Can Avoid the Next Gov 1310
Forget an honor code—we’ve found the solution to Harvard’s alleged cheating problem.
Preventing Wandering Eyes
Anti-cheating hats worn during an exam at Kasetsart University in Thailand could be the answer to deterring cheating at Harvard.
Queer Advisory Council Created To Discuss Issues in BGLTQ Community
The new Council will be made up of 13 voting undergraduate members drawn from BGLTQ-identified student groups and the College community at large.
What Happens the First Time You're Caught Smoking Marijuana? Harvard's Policy Doesn't Say.
We already knew that the College’s drugs and alcohol policy tiptoes around the question of whether we can play beer pong. But a gradebook released last week by the nonprofit organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy points out that the policy is vague on other questions too.
Responding to Drug Use
A 2005 Crimson feature on recreational drugs at Harvard quips, "Marijuana use may violate federal law, but at Harvard, it’s less likely to get you in trouble than breaking a window."
Using Surely Faulty Methodology, Forbes Ranks Harvard Eighth Best in Nation
Forbes continued its annual tradition of kicking Harvard in the shins this week when it released its "America’s Top Colleges" list, ranking our esteemed university in a lowly eighth place. That’s behind Stanford, two liberal arts colleges, three other Ivies, and the United States Military Academy. The shock and horror.
Keating Report Corroborates Administrators’ Account of Email Search Scandal
A highly anticipated independent report commissioned by the University concludes that Harvard officials did not knowingly break faculty email privacy policy when they secretly probed resident deans’ email accounts last September in an effort to plug a leak of information connected to the Government 1310 cheating scandal.
With Time Short and Student Trust in Administrators Low, Pfister Seeks To Build Community
The new interim Dean of the College faces the challenge of leading a student body that has grown skeptical of administrators without knowing how long he may have to effect change.
Three Days In
Donald H. Pfister sits for an interview in his new University Hall office Friday, just three days after being appointed interim Dean of the College.