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Email to Student Body Not Spam, Just 'Sketchy'
That subject-less email you received today from registration@worldapp.com may have looked a lot like spam. It was actually from the Office of Student Life.
Holiday Gifts That Won’t Leave You Alone Under the Mistletoe
With seven blockmates, three siblings, four final exams, and two papers, shopping for holiday gifts can be both financially straining ...
For Those on Campus, a Harvard Thanksgiving
For the hundreds of undergraduates who stayed on campus this Thanksgiving, the break offered an opportunity to gorge on four different flavors of pie, catch up on school work, and reflect on what matters most.
A Guide to Black Friday
This week marks the return of Black Friday: the day on which Americans brave stampedes and sleep deprivation for the ...
GSAS Students Face Tough Job Market
For doctoral candidates in the humanities graduating from Harvard, the path to professorship is especially long, rocky, and uncertain—qualities that have only been worsened by the current economic climate.
Justice for Johany
Johany Pilar, a clerk in the Harvard Yard Mail Center, joined by her HUCTW representative, Geoff Carens, addresses supporters gathered for a rally in front of the Holyoke Center. Pilar and Carens have been seeking more action on behalf of the University regarding Pilar's experience of sexual harassment in the mailroom.
Remembering November 18, 2006
Let us remember that once upon a time, it was Nov. 18, 2006, a day that would go down in history as The Last Day Yale Won The Game.
UC Plans Shuttles to Boston Logan Airport
Flying home for Turkey Day? Don't want to schlep bags through South Station or splurge on a cab? This year, thanks to an initiative funded by the Undergraduate Council, students have one more option for getting to the airport.
Justice for Johany
Members of the Harvard community gather in front of the Holyoke Center for a rally in support of Johany Pilar, a clerk in the Harvard Yard Mail Center on Friday November 16, 2012. Johany Pilar, and her HUCTW representative, Geoff Carens have been asking for an investigation into and action on the treatment of Johany's claims of sexual harassment in the mailroom.
Addis Red Sea Review
"I'm too busy" is never a good excuse to skimp on exciting and delicious food escapades. In this new series, explore the culinary scene of Boston and Cambridge with Jane, your Crimson foodie who may be picky, but will still try anything on the plate at least once (except maybe chicken feet). You won't need any forks or knives when you eat at Addis Red Sea, an Ethiopian restaurant near Porter Square. Instead of cutlery, Ethipian food calls for a different set of tools: namely, your hands. With the aid of lots and lots of injera, an Ethiopian bread that's like a spongier version of sourdough, you scoop up different entrees and channel the food directly to your mouth.
Michael David Cohen, former Harvard Graduate School student, discusses the effects of the Civil War on colleges and also regional differences between Northern and Southern institution. Cohen recently published his first book: Reconstructing the Campus: Higher Education and the American Civil War, and spoke at the Harvard Book Store.
Committee To Examine Stress
Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds has tasked a committee with finding ways to relieve stress for overburdened undergraduates.
The Crimson Weatherboard’s Weekly Weather Review
I no longer know what to believe in. One day, glorious winter is upon us, sheathing us in a cold white burrito wrap and masking the falseness that lies beneath in the austere perfection of thinglessness. Rarely has my heart been as thrilled as when I saw the world reduced to this.
Rejection Letter: Harvard Yale Stayover
Dear Applicant, I sincerely regret to inform you that we cannot, at this time, offer you admittance to Stoughton Hall 211’s futon for the night preceding the Harvard-Yale football game.
Is Reality Overrated?
On Tuesday night in a talk titled “Is Reality Overrated?”, internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret reads a selection from his best-selling short stories and shares with the audience the influences in his writing.
Sharma Duo Focuses on Big-Picture Issues
The two Sharmas are simply close friends who, they say, share a vision for the future of the Harvard community as well as a surname.