Freshmen
Harvard College Administration Quiet on Abe Liu Incident
As discussion of the 27-year-old Extension School student who was escorted from Weld Hall on Dec. 8 cools down on campus, freshmen have expressed concern about how the administration has handled informing students of the incident.
OCS Fair Draws Freshmen
Although it fell on the first day of fall reading period, the Office of Career Services’ annual Summer Opportunities Fair this Monday drew hoards of students who shifted their focus away from papers and study guides to summer internship options.
An Unlikely Path to Harvard
I hadn’t spent the last 19 years dreaming about going to Harvard. In fact, all I really hoped for was to get through middle school.
'Spikeball' at Harvard
At the beginning of the school year, a few freshmen in Holworthy decided to bring a new sport to Harvard: spikeball. But what started as fun in the Yard quickly became a full-fledged, very popular club sport. This Saturday, Harvard hosted the first inter-collegiate spikeball match against Dartmouth giving the football game that came later in the day a run for its money.
Freshmen Carve and Display Pumpkins
With study break money up for grabs, the entryways of 2015 went all out for this year's pumpkin carving contest. ...
Attack of the Annenburglar
What if you crave Marshmallow Mateys at 3 a.m.? Not a problem for the Annenburglar!
Write or Die? Freshmen Take on National Novel Writing Month
Starting this Tuesday, a group of about ten Harvard freshmen plan to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), an event that challenges people nationwide to pen a 50,000-word novel in the month of November alone.
College Considers Revising Freshman Pledge for Next Year
Administrators say they plan to implement another statement of community values next fall, despite reversing course last month on their freshman kindness pledge.
Freshmen React to Cracked Memorial Church Bell
An iconic University relic had finally cracked under pressure. The Memorial Church bell, known by most freshmen as the "8:40 bell," is out of commission. But the question remains: was this a natural death or a murder?
Annenberg Makes Its Social Space Debut
Last week, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced that Annenberg Dining Hall will remain open until midnight on weeknights, one of several steps she has taken lately to address students’ perennial complaints about lack of social spaces on campus.
Katalicious Def: Pole Dancer and Harvard Freshman
If you're a freshman, you might have heard the name "Katalicious Def." The real-life person behind this freshman propelled to minor celebrity by Facebook is Katherine J. Zhou '15, who has made a bit of a splash thanks to her unusual hobby: she pole dances.
College To Remove Signatures from Freshman Kindness Pledge
Following controversy surrounding the decision to display students’ signatures on a new freshmen values pledge, the College will remove the signatures from the base of the documents before hanging them in freshman entryways.
A capella groups welcome the freshman Class of 2015
Eight a capella groups perform for the freshman in the historic Sanders' Theater.