House Life
College Adds Two Days to OWAW
Much of the College’s policy for Optional Winter Activities Week and January break will remain unchanged next year, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced in an email to students yesterday.
Houses Select New Tutors
Following a competitive application process, the Houses have hired 69 new resident tutors to advise undergraduates next year. These tutors—who are usually Harvard or MIT graduate students—receive free room and board in exchange for monitoring undergraduates.
Administrators Consider Closure of House Gyms
As administrators from the College evaluate the equipment in the House gyms, several House Masters say that the closure of House gyms is on the table because of the expense of maintenance—though no decision has yet been reached.
Housie Awards Conferred on House Videos
Movies have the Oscars. TV has the Emmys. Now, Housing Day videos have an award all their own: the Housies!
LaundryView Service Now Available
You may be pleased to know that LaundryView, the laundry service that was being installed last semester, is now available in all Houses and freshman dorms.
HoCos Adapt to Alcohol Policy
In the wake of the College’s recent announcement banning hard alcohol from off-campus House events, House Committees have been forced to reevaluate plans for their rapidly-approaching spring formals.
Administrators Ban Hard Liquor at Off-Campus Formals
Only beer and wine—not hard alcohol—will be served at off-campus formals this semester, according to changes in the alcohol policy outlined by Dean of Student Life Suzy M. Nelson at a Committee on Student Life meeting yesterday morning.
From Harvard, to Harvard
When Psychology Department Chair Susan E. Carey ’64 graduated from Radcliffe College, William James Hall was still under construction. Forty-seven years later, she works on the 11th floor of that very building.
And the Housie Goes to...
Many questions swirled in the minds of anxious freshmen on Housing Day eve. Will I get lost in the world of Quinception? Will the Quad be able to handle me right now? Will I get Lev, and will it feel so good?
Origami Study Break
Students explore the complex art of origami as a part of a study break workshop during Harvard for Japan Week on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Quincy Dining Hall. Their goal is to fold one thousand paper cranes. Known as "Senbazuru" in Japanese, a thousand paper cranes symbolize a wish for speedy recovery from disaster or illness.
Harvard Rallies Against Cancer
The fight against cancer is underway at Harvard once again this year as Relay for Life picks up steam on campus.
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.
Dorm Storm Cam: Pforzheimer House
Get a first-person look at what it's like to deliver housing assignments with Pforzheimer House upperclassmen
Harvard Houses Grapple with Accessibility
Between the lofty goal of vastly increased visit-ability and the practical concerns which renovating neo-Georgian buildings entail, it is not yet clear exactly what changes will be made to accessibility for students with mobility impairments.
Harvard Houses Welcome Freshman Class
Upperclassmen dressed in House t-shirts and House mascots—including a bunny, polar bear, penguin, and fish—rallied in the Yard to welcome rising sophomores.
Harvard Housing Day 2011
VIDEO: Harvard upperclassmen show their House spirit as freshmen receive their Housing assignments Thursday morning.
Adams house spirit
Adams House brings out their House spirit through dance as freshmen and other Houses look on.