Harvard Yard
Serenity Room
The newly opened Serenity Room in the basement of Grays Hall offers commodities such as teas and meditation tapes.
Undergraduates Begin Excavations in Yard
Undergraduates taking Anthropology 1130: “The Archaeology of Harvard Yard” will be excavating in Harvard Yard for a fifth year as a part of the Harvard Yard Archeology Project.
Harvard Yard Goes Tobacco-Free
The use of all forms of tobacco—including cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco products—has been banned in Harvard Yard.
Compost Program Rolls Out for Freshman Dorms
Offices across the College have collaborated to roll out a comprehensive residential composting program in all of the 17 freshman dormitories.
Crimson Key Society Petting Zoo
William Wu '18 cradles a black rabbit at the Crimson Key Society-sponsored petting zoo on Tuesday.
Crimson Key Society Petting Zoo
Nayiri Ayanian '18 shows off to her fellow classmates one of the rabbits from the Crimson Key Society-sponsored petting zoo event, held on Sunday afternoon in Harvard Yard.
Campus Given ‘All Clear’ After Bomb Threat Prompts Evacuations
HUPD Spokesperson Steven G. Catalano announced that campus buildings were safe in an email to the University community shortly before 1 p.m. Catalano wrote that “no information was found to substantiate the threat” but that buildings were nevertheless searched “out of an abundance of caution.”
Authorities at Holworthy
Local authorities leave Holworthy Hall in Harvard Yard after sweeping the building for potential bombs early Saturday afternoon.
Science Center Bomb Threat
A lone armed guard stands watch in front of evacuated Science Center Saturday morning as police investigate bomb threats.
Yardfest 2014
Semi-Serious and Hot Breakfast opened for this year's headliner, Janelle Monae, at Yardfest 2014.
Yardfest 2014
Janelle Monae riles up the crowd during her Yardfest performance, which was organized by the College Events Board.
Services, Cadavers, and Collegium: The History of Holden Chapel
A young Holyoke of the Class of 1746 chronicled the happenings at Harvard College before his admission: “1742, June 2. Foundation of the Chapel Laid Some part of ye begin’g of this month. [sic]” Thus he recorded the beginning of a symbolic change in the Harvard Yard: the construction of its first chapel. Despite the many religious commitments of Harvard men, who read the Scriptures multiple times in a day and practiced the teachings of the Bible, a century went by until Holden was built.
Snowfall Does Not Chill Housing Day Spirit
Persistent snowfall and gusts of wind did not prevent upperclassmen from flocking to the Yard in full force to participate in Harvard’s annual Housing Day festivities Thursday morning.
Annenberg Police Meeting
Police authorities congregate in the basement of Annenberg Hall to discuss further actions around noon Monday.
On Kirkland Street
Massachusetts State Police officers wait on Kirkland St. Monday afternoon after reports of explosives in four Harvard buildings. CORRECTION: Dec. 16, 2013: An earlier version of this caption incorrectly identified the street where the Mass. State Police were were waiting. In fact, it was Kirkland St.
LS1a Examination
Students pack up their belongings and leave Geological Lecture Hall after taking their Life Sciences 1a final examination. The exam continued as information about the explosives threat came through.
Bomb Squad Units
Boston Police bomb squad units leave Sever Hall after checking the premises for any bomb threats.
Emerson Hall Reopening
Students enter Emerson Hall to take their final examinations after it had been deemed safe by University officials.
A Song of Ice and Snow
The Greater Boston Area experienced heavy snowfall this past weekend. Some inbound and outbound flights were postponed due to the severe weather.
Donning Hats, Capes, and Little Else, Harvard Students Celebrate Primal Scream
At the stroke of midnight, the ordinarily humorless air of Harvard Yard during reading period gave way to the exhilaration of Primal Scream as clothes flew off, towels were flung, and boxers dropped to the ground.
Hello Ladies
One Primal Scream runner "wore" a greeting for his female classmates to the biannual nude race around Harvard Yard.
How to Prepare for Primal Scream
It’s time to get your act together and prepare to show Harvard the goods.
The Mind Behind the Chairs
“I was always thinking, ‘Is there something inexpensive and not too crazy that we can do to make the Yard friendlier for a public school kid from Ohio?’” says Michael R. Van Valkenburgh, Graduate School of Design professor. The consensus answer was to purchase a number of bright Luxembourg chairs and place them throughout the Yard.