House Life


Dunster House

As part of our Housing Market series, we'll be posting reviews and rankings for each of Harvard's 12 residential Houses over the next few days. Click here to read more about the series. Welcome to Dunster House! Built in 1930, this house has a proud history. Known for its red bell-tower and its wide courtyard that looks over the Charles, Dunster House was one of the first two Houses constructed under former President Abbott L. Lowell's House Plan. Overall, while Dunster is certainly not the most centrally located House nor the House with the best rooming, it maintains a popular dining hall and a great deal of House pride.


Cabot House

As part of our Housing Market series, we'll be posting reviews and rankings for each of Harvard's 12 residential Houses over the next few days. Click here to read more about the series. There's nothing worse than getting a bum rap, and the replies to Flyby's poll were unequivocal about Cabot House's reputation: "It's sad how people don't know how great Cabot is;" "People don't give it enough credit, and give you crap for living there when it's actually awesome;" "People hate on it too much, for no reason." Perhaps Cabotites are a bit bitter about past rankings, but they have plenty of things to say about why Cabot House is one of the best Houses on campus, if not the best.


College Will Furnish Quincy Common Room During House Renovations

The College will purchase common room furniture with which to furnish all Quincy House suites next fall in order to alleviate the need for summer storage space when the renovation of Old Quincy begins this June, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds and Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith announced Tuesday in a statement on the FAS website.


Quincy Fall Construction To Start at 8 a.m.

Renovation of Old Quincy will kick off with about 15 hours of construction each work day this summer, Leverett House Master Howard M. Georgi ’68 announced in an email sent to the Leverett House community Monday morning.


Quincy Students Welcome Temporary Housing Options

Although students in Quincy House will be spread out among five buildings next year as Old Quincy undergoes renovation, residents ...


Quincy House Removes Senior Standing Option

Rising juniors in Quincy House will not have the option of taking senior standing in the House’s upcoming rooming lottery, in which sophomores, juniors, and seniors can be assigned to three residential buildings in Harvard Square.


Cabot Café Reopens Following Renovation

Quad-based caffeine addicts can once again get their fix in the basement of Cabot House E entryway at Cabot Café, which re-opened Monday night. The café, which started last spring, has been closed since December for renovations.


Housing Day, Their Own Way

Once the dust settles on the random lottery that distributes Harvard freshmen among twelve Houses, some students are inevitably dissatisfied and opt to participate in the House transfer lotteries.


Interhouse Transfers

Students wait for the morning shuttle outside Mather House. Distance from the Yard is a factor that influences students’ decisions to transfer houses.


Alcohol Policy Forum Created

The College’s alcohol policy committee has created an online forum to gather student opinions for its ongoing revision of the College’s alcohol policy.


Across Campus, Students Cheer and Bemoan Giants' Win

As two rivals butted heads in a championship rematch, football devotees and neophytes, Giants fans and Patriots die-hards gathered across campus to bear witness to the unfolding of Super Bowl XLVI—an event which ultimately left Giants supporters and Patriots detractors triumphant while Pats fans were disappointed yet again.


Puppy Bowl

The Master's Quarters of Quincy were filled with residents, both college-age and not quite yet, all of whom enjoyed the Game with house masters Lee and Deborah Gehrke on Sunday night.


Patty Cake

Patriots and Giants fans alike met up at the Queen's Head Pub on Sunday night to watch Superbowl XLVI, enjoy free food, and be surrounded by some healthy competition.


Flyby's Super Bowl Preview

Even at a school where students watch live TV about as often as they might do reading that’s marked as “optional” on a syllabus, the Super Bowl is a big event. In a regular year, the campus seems to take a break from its regular Sunday-night routine of homework and brain break to watch America’s most popular television program—even if it’s just for the commercials.


Super Sunday Activities

Get ready for the most anticipated sports event of the season. This weekend means Super Bowl Sunday, and whether you want to watch the New England Patriots crush the New York Giants (or vice-versa), Madonna's halftime performance, or the always entertaining commercials, a viewing party is sure to enhance the experience. Look no further for your viewing needs, as Flyby has the scoop on the premier Super Bowl parties and events going on around campus.


Mather Celebrates a Birthday This Week

Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles from days and years past.


Pfoho Resident Dean To Take Semester-Long Sabbatical

Pforzheimer House tutor Emily G. Rosenthal will serve as the House’s acting resident dean for the spring semester while Resident Dean Lisa Boes takes a sabbatical.


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