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Harvard Accepts Record Low of 5.9 Percent to the Class of 2016
An all-time low 5.9 percent of applicants received offers to join Harvard College’s Class of 2016 on Thursday. This marks the sixth consecutive year that Harvard’s admission rate has fallen.
Harvard Ranks High for Lack of Free Speech
Harvard often faces the challenge of becoming overly accustomed to praise, regularly occupying the top few spaces of worldwide university rankings. However, a recent article in the Huffington Post shows that ranking high is not always a good thing, at least according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
Fulfilled Physicians
Dr. Connie Rhee assures hopeful premeds that one can achieve a balanced life while pursuing a medical career.
College Opens BGLTQ Office
Members and supporters of the bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer community gathered in Fong Auditorium on Tuesday to recognize the grand opening of the Office of BGLTQ Student Life.
Advising Fortnight Opens with Annenberg Event
Advising Fortnight began on Monday night with a kickoff event in Annenberg Hall. Representatives from every academic department at Harvard engaged them in conversations regarding their future studies.
Laurence Golborne Rivero's, Chile's Minister of Public Works, jokes about his unfamiliarity with the particular version of his powerpoint during his address about public policy, leadership, and crisis management as moderator Herman Leonard, Professor of Public Management at HKS and Professor of Business Administration at HBS, listens on Monday, March 26 at the IOP John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum.
Five Most 'Colorful' Sex Week Events
The organizers of Harvard's first annual Sex Week hope to spark a campus-wide discussion on issues ranging from sexual health and communication to gender identification and sexuality. Sex Week, which runs through Saturday, has well over twenty different events planned. From abstinence to BDSM, there is something for everyone. And with event names like these, we are confident students will have plenty to talk about. Without further ado, five of the most colorful events, in chronological order:
Throwing Colors
Jesse G. Sanchez ‘13 celebrates Holi, a Hindu celebration of spring, by throwing colored powders at fellow Harvard students on Saturday afternoon.
First-Years Battle It Out at Freshman Feud
On Saturday night, freshman blocking groups gathered in the Cambridge Queen's Head Pub to compete in Harvard spin-offs of popular game shows.
Luciana E. Milano '14
In this series, we highlight decorative student dorm rooms deserving of special mention. If you think your room is fit to be profiled, let us know! The first thing that you'll notice as you step into the dorm room of Luciana E. Milano '14 in Pforzheimer House is that it is much more than a mere room. "The theme is homey," Milano said. From her fanned out stack of "Economist" magazines placed by the entrance to her neatly organized scarves hanging on the door, Milano has gone above and beyond to transform her room into a place where she can unwind. "It's just somewhere to relax, pray, or meditate. Sometimes I'll wake up in the morning and play soft music, brew my coffee, and do my morning prayers. It's a great way to start the day."
Miss 'The Hunger Games' Thursday Night? These Students Didn't
This week outside Hurlbut Hall, Madeline J. More '15 caught up on her reading. Her book of choice? "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins. More said that when she first read the book in high school, her fellow students questioned her on why she was reading a "middle school book," to which she always responded, "Oh shit, because it's good!"
Spring in full bloom
After enjoying a couple of hours of tanning and chatting with friends in the sun, Brett Roche '15 heads back to his dorm room in Matthews.
'The Hunger Games' Drinking Games
Most of us—most—will never be selected to participate in the Hunger Games. Luckily for everyone else, there's still a higher calling to represent our Districts in a nobler and less lethal sport: the Drinking Games.
Double Whammy: Free Boloco Burritos and b.good Shakes!
Fast food lovers, rejoice! This Friday, both b.good and the Harvard Square Boloco will be giving out free comestibles.
'Epic' Hazing at Dartmouth, Grade Deflation at Princeton, and How to Be a Gentleman, Yale Style
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight (and other schools too). Dartmouth seems to have found itself in the midst of what IvyGate has described as an "epic hazing scandal." While "epic" brings to mind greatness and heroism, in this case, there seems to be something rotten in the state of New Hampshire. Earlier this month, 27 (!) members of Dartmouth's Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity were charged with hazing violations that occurred during the 2009 and 2011 fall pledge season. Apparently SAE pledges were forced to "swim in a kiddie pool of rotten food, vomit and other bodily fluids; eat omelets made of vomit; and chug cups of vinegar." That's disgusting.
Faith Emerging
"I believe that there is a God. I didn’t used to. In fact, I was convinced that there wasn’t.”
Harvard: Prestigiously Number One
Harvard has once again ranked first on the 2012 World Reputation Rankings for universities by Times Higher Education magazine.
Lamont Café to Test Out Earlier Hours
For the first time since its opening in the fall of 2006, Lamont Library Café will open at 9 a.m. instead of 3 p.m.