Breast Cancer Awareness Week Dresses in Pink

Pink bras and tank tops embellished with statistics about breast cancer hang outside the Science Center as part of a number of events sponsored by the Harvard Cancer Society for a week dedicated to raising awareness.

Harvard Doctor Discusses Impact of Adoption on Children

Harvard Medical School Professor Lisa Albers Prock spoke yesterday about pediatrics and the impact of neglect and adoption on children.

Today in Photos (10/22/10)

Photos from the October 10, 2010 print edition of The Harvard Crimson.

Hersh Chides Obama On Foreign Policy

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh delivered a grim forecast on the state of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and ...

Paddling a Pot

Master artist José Yamunaque teaches a Peruvian method of paddling a pot yesterday in the first of three classes focused on this traditional method handed down for generations.

Foreign Minister Qureshi Discusses US-Pakistan Relations

Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi discussed the ways to improve the sometimes-tense partnership between his country and the United States.

Elif Batuman at the Advocate

Elif Batuman '99, author of The Possessed: Adventures with Russian Books and the People Who Read Them, discusses her writing process during an informal Q&A at the Harvard Advocate Friday evening.

Today in Photos (10/15/10)

Photographs from the October 15, 2010 edition of the Harvard Crimson.

Lunch with Generation Organic

Students enjoyed free grilled cheese sandwiches, homemade pesto, and organic milk yesterday afternoon in the Lowell House Community Garden. "Generation Organic," a team of young organic farmers traveling to colleges across the country, stopped its vegetable oil-powered bus at Harvard to hold the event. The team discussed with students the benefits of organic food and the path to a more sustainable future.

Panel Discusses Economic Crisis

Harvard President Drew G. Faust moderated a discussion about prospects for the future of the global economy in Sanders Theater yesterday afternoon.

Grieving Mother Turns Life Around, Wins Harvard Kennedy School Activist Award

When Susan Burton’s five-year-old son was hit and killed by a car in 1981, she turned to cocaine.

Peace Corps Directors Discuss Impact of Service

Past and present Peace Corps directors celebrated the 50th anniversary of a speech given by Former President John F. Kennedy ’40 announcing his intention to form the Peace Corps in a forum yesterday evening.

CEO Speaks on Education

The Akanksha Foundation’s chief executive Vandana Goyal stressed the importance of creativity and student participation in the classroom—teaching methods her nonprofit uses in educating children living in the slums of India—yesterday afternoon at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Comedy Event Supports PBHA

Comedy for a Cause—an annual production sponsored by the Harvard College Concert Commission—raised laughs as well as funding for the Phillips Brooks House Association.

Boston Fashion Week: The Swapaholics' Sip & Swap

A glimpse into the glitz and glamor of Boston Fashion Week: Sip & Swap with The Swapaholics

Cassie Knight, manager of The Closet on Newbury Street, talks to fashion blogger Lei Ann Resurreccion during the blogger mixer before the swap.

Val Fox of Cambridge, MA and Morgan First of Los Angeles, CA chat about a shirt they find during the wine tasting mixer.

Kevin Mehra and Adjovi Koene of Latitude Beverage Co. serve wine to two shoppers. Second Glass and 90+ Cellars sponsored the event, providing wine and snacks for all attendants.

There was something for everyone there. According to The Swapaholics' website, "Swapping is the new shopping!"

Amy Chase, one of the event organizers along with Melissa Massello, looks through some of the clothing on the racks.

Racks of clothing, tables of jewelry, and stacks of shoes filled the Somerville armory. The concept was simple: exchange articles of clothing you no longer want for new items that catch your eye.

Rows and rows of clothing fill the room at The Swapaholics' Sip & Swap event on the evening of September 30. This year's Boston Fashion Week, which took place from September 24 through October 1, featured a multitude of shows and special events for local fashionistas.

Elections 2010 Discussion

Stephen Ansolabehere, a political science professor at Harvard, discusses prospects for the Democratic party in the upcoming election with fellow experts at the Elections 2010 Discussion event held at CGIS, Friday afternoon (left to right: Theda Skocpol, Harvard University, Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University, not pictured speakers: Thomas Edsall, Columbia University, Morris Fiorina, Stanford University)

Today in Photos (10/08/10)

Photos from the October 8, 2010 edition of The Crimson.

Last night’s Opening Celebration of The Laboratory at Harvard featured a cocktail reception in the Northwest Labs with an exploration of taste and smell