Freshmen
Flyby's House Rankings: A Comparative History
Although we've spent the last week evaluating and ranking Harvard's 12 Houses, we wanted to take a moment to remind freshmen (and upperclassmen alike) that House life quality isn't dictated by any outside ranking, but rather by what you make of your House's advantages and how you work to improve your House's disadvantages.
Housing Day 2011
Upperclassmen stormed freshmen dorms early yesterday morning to deliver housing letters to members of the Class of 2014. Afterwards, covered in their house colors and mascots, the same upperclassmen filled Annenberg to congratulate new House members on their placements. Photos by Meredith H. Keffer, Heather C. Liu, Katherine A. Clements, Elena M. Pepe, and Matthew S. Miller/The Harvard Crimson
High Spirits on Housing Day
We caught up with some of the more spirited early risers on Housing Day to ask them about the experience.
Dorm Storm Cam: Pforzheimer House
Get a first-person look at what it's like to deliver housing assignments with Pforzheimer House upperclassmen
Following a Blocking Group on Housing Day
A Crimson photographer followed the blocking group of Natania R. Wolansky '14, Francesca Smith '14, Anna G. Kelsey '14, Nora C. Garry '14, Jayshlyn D. Acevedo '14, Tuyet T. Cam '14, Sharon Rae P. Carlson '14, and Kefhira F. Pintos '14, along their Housing Day journey, witnessing such experiences as River Run and Housing Day morning.
Story of a Blocking Group
For this year's Housing Day, a member of the The Crimson photography board followed the blocking group of Natania R. Wolansky '14, Francesca Smith '14, Anna G. Kelsey '14, Nora C. Garry '14, Jayshlyn D. Acevedo '14, Tuyet T. Cam '14, Sharon Rae P. Carlson '14, and Kefhira F. Pintos '14, through its Housing Day journey, including River Run and Housing Day morning.
Harvard Housing Day 2011
VIDEO: Harvard upperclassmen show their House spirit as freshmen receive their Housing assignments Thursday morning.
Freshmen Carry On Housing Ritual
During last night’s “River Run," freshmen seemed to witness a hide-and-seek game.
Freshmen Participate in River Run
Keeping with tradition, the Class of 2014 spent their Housing Day Eve hanging out in Annenberg Hall, visiting upperclassman Houses with their blocking groups, and praying to the River Gods.
Freshman Spelling Bee 2011
Freshmen compete at the Queen's Head Pub on Thursday to win the title of 2011 Spelling Bee Champion.
Freshmen Compete for Spelling Bee Glory
In a heated head-on-head battle among the brightest brains of the freshman class, one speller emerged victorious.
Freshmen Take Annenberg Kitchen Tour
There is a pig living in the kitchen at Annenberg Hall. But this pig doesn’t oink or roll in the mud. Instead, it spends its day grinding leftover food and napkins.
A ‘FAAB’-ulous Affair
If the Freshman Arts Advisory Board (FAAB) has one mission, it is to provide intense Harvard students with not-so-intense artistic downtime. Recognizing that students, and especially freshmen, can be intimidated by the heavy time commitments required by extracurricular organizations and semester-long VES courses, FAAB has organized a wide array of spring workshops to help first-year students engage with the arts.
Freshman Speed-Dating
Approximately 100 freshmen slogged through the Cambridge slush last Thursday evening to potentially find their soulmate—or at least enjoy free massages and burritos. Inside Ticknor Lounge, students slid into twelve rows of chairs and adopted identifying numbers, ready to commit to the College’s first-ever freshmen speed-dating event, "Sex, Love, & Harvard." The event was hosted by the Center for Wellness and the Freshman Dean's Office.