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.

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The Harvard Opportunes sing and dance to Lady Gaga’s newest single, “The Edge of Glory.”

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

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The ladies of The Radcliffe Pitches take the stage in patent heels.

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Singers were provided with both standing microphones and free microphones allowing for versatile performances including dance numbers and stunts.

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Members of the Harvard Glee Club Lite perform Katy Perry’s summer hit, “Teenage Dream” for the freshman class. The Harvard Glee Club Lite is a small subset of the larger group, the Harvard Glee Club, which is made up of 60 male vocalists.

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Harvard’s oldest a capella group, The Harvard Krokodiloes, entertains the audience with their rendition of “Runaway.”

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Christopher Eur '15 wins the Freshman Talent Show for his beatboxing and piano playing abilities.

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Alexander McCue ‘14 leads his a capella group, The Harvard Callbacks in singing Gavin Degraw’s, “Chariot.” The group also performed a step to accompany the song piece.

Inhabitation and Habit

A crack team of Boston interior designers investigates the look and feel of freshman dorms.

2011 Convocation

Missed Convocation? Don't worry — we've got you covered. Here's a series of highlights from the Class of 2015's Convocation.

Harvard College Introduces Pledge for Freshmen To Affirm Values

This year Harvard freshmen started what administrators hope will be a new tradition: they signed a pledge promising to uphold values tied to the College’s mission. The “Class of 2015 Pledge” committed students to transforming Harvard into a “place where all can thrive and where the exercise of kindness holds a place on par with intellectual attainment.”

Sights and Sounds: Convocation 2011

Freshmen Get Creative After Irene Derails First Chance Dance

With the cancelation of the annual First Chance Dance in the face of Hurricane Irene, the question of the hour became “What did you do instead of the dance?”