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Move in Shuttle
Currier HoCo sponsors a U-Haul truck to assist freshmen moving from Harvard Yard to the Radcliffe Quadrangle.
Joanna Li ’12 Remembered for Grace, Kindness, and Curiosity
Classmates and advisers remembered Joanna Y. Li ’12 as a kind and discerning friend who often went out of her way to help out those around her with a well-timed gift, a meaningful conversation, or a ukulele serenade. Li, who had been on leave from the College since February 2012, died on May 7 in her Somerville apartment.
Harvard Dropouts Pursue Startups
Every Harvard student who founds a start-up does not become the next billionaire under 30. Instead, they are faced with a new set of obstacles, such as finding funding and developing management skills. And upon leaving, these former students must also find housing and often form an entirely new social circle.
Harvard Honors 81 With Hoopes Prize
The winning projects, most of which were senior theses, were selected from a pool of nominations by students’ faculty supervisors. Hoopes winners are awarded $4,000 each and their nominators receive $1,000.
World Music Ensemble
DJ Hatfield, Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music makes a guest appearance at the of the World Music Ensemble Spring Concert at Dudley House on Friday night. The ensemble performed French, Chinese, and Indian music on a variety of instruments including the Chinese guzheng, iPad, and accordion.
World Music Ensemble
DJ Hatfield, Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music makes a guest appearance at the of the World Music Ensemble Spring Concert at Dudley House on Friday night. The ensemble performed French, Chinese, and Indian music on a variety of instruments including the Chinese guzheng, iPad, and accordion.
IGP Senior Show
The widely popular improv comedy group, The Instant Gratification Players, garners laughs from the audience in the Science Center on Saturday evening. For their last performance of the year, they honored their three graduation seniors in a series of improv comedy skits.
Hamed '14 Selected for Prestigious Thiel Fellowship
A computer science concentrator and iLab regular, Zachary Hamed ’14 was selected as one of 22 2013 Thiel Fellows. The fellowship awards $100,000 to 22 young people from the ages of 17-20 to continue entrepreneurship projects related to science and technology.
psy2013
Korean pop star, Psy, visits Harvard on Thursday night. The singer, famous for his YouTube hit Gangnam Style which has over one billion views, spoke about his worldwide rise to fame, and his future goals for his career. He entertainted the audience with occasional dance moves and humorous stories.
PSY2013
Korean pop star, Psy, visits Harvard on Thursday night. The singer, famous for his YouTube hit Gangnam Style which has over one billion views, spoke about his worldwide rise to fame, and his future goals for his career. He entertainted the audience with occasional dance moves and humorous stories.
PSY2013
Korean pop star, Psy, visits Harvard on Thursday night. The singer, famous for his YouTube hit Gangnam Style which has over one billion views, spoke about his worldwide rise to fame, and his future goals for his career. He entertainted the audience with occasional dance moves and humorous stories.
PSY2013
Korean pop star, Psy, visits Harvard on Thursday night. The singer, famous for his YouTube hit Gangnam Style which has over one billion views, spoke about his worldwide rise to fame, and his future goals for his career. He entertainted the audience with occasional dance moves and humorous stories.
Students Shed Clothing, Reading Period
As the clock struck midnight, shouts rang out across Harvard Yard. Despite exams to come in nine hours, students bared it all in the spring incarnation of an age-old, clothing-optional tradition: Primal Scream.
Psy2013
Korean pop star, Psy, visits Harvard on Thursday night. The singer, famous for his YouTube hit Gangnam Style which has over one billion views, spoke about his worldwide rise to fame, and his future goals for his career. He entertainted the audience with occasional dance moves and humorous stories.
Joanna Li '12 Dies
Joanna Li '12, a Kirkland House resident and neurobiology concentrator who had been on leave from the College since last spring semester, died Tuesday in Somerville, Kirkland House administrators announced in an email to the House community Wednesday night.
Flyby's Guide to Surviving Finals
Lamont is packed, there are naked people running in the Yard, and your email is surprisingly inactive. All of this can only mean one thing: finals period is upon us. It's time for the inevitable cycles of procrastination and panic and painful realizations that yes, it probably was a bad idea to skip the readings (don't worry, you'll be fine). "Flyby!" you cry, "How will I get through this week?" Dearest reader, fear not! These are the foremost productivity hacks to help you survive finals week. Read it and weep.
UC Discusses Pre-term Planning
Undergraduate Council Representatives marked their final general meeting of the year with discussions about the potential removal of pre-term planning and a vote on previously-discussed changes to UC election procedure.
As House Masters Prepare To Leave Pfoho, House Master Candidates Visit
Potential incoming House Masters Anne Harrington ’82 and John R. Durant, and their eight year old son Jamie, visited Pforzheimer House on Friday evening to engage with the students they may soon oversee.
Where is the Love?: Mother's Day Edition
They say that a parent's love is unconditional, but if you want to keep receiving care packages from Mom, it can't hurt to show her some love on Mother's Day. Even though the holiday isn't until next Sunday, it's probably not a good idea to treat your gift like a response paper—in this case, every word counts and your Mom, unlike your TF, can see right through your sloppy submission. To help you get started on your gift—before reading period and exams drain your life source quicker than a Dementor—Flyby has some suggestions:
"DREAM" School
For undocumented students, even small steps toward more comprehensive reform can have a big impact. Before DACA, Ramírez says, he had no idea what life after college would bring. While his peers would be vying for scholarships, spots in graduate schools, and prestigious jobs, he feared he would have no choice but to engage in manual labor because of his undocumented status.