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Princeton Sexual Assault Statistics Leaked
The issue of sexual assault at Harvard has recieved increased attention in recent months. Recently leaked statistics from Princeton show that this rising concern about sexual assault extends to other Ivy League universities, too.
'The End of Courtship' at Harvard?
In 2013, you will probably have a lot of questions about love. These should be five of them: 1. If Ivy Leaguers are refuting The End of Courtship, are they endorsing The End of Empircal Reasoning? 2. Which came first: The End of Courtship, or The End of Men? 3. Was The End of Men before The End of Sex? 4. Would you rather The End of Sex With Men before Courtship, or The End of Courtship with Men before Sex? 5. Is it a coincidence that, as we are battered with The Ends of Everything Sexy, we can turn manically and trustingly to The Beginning of Second Season of "Girls"?
Deflated Princetonians Take Comfort in GPA Converter
It seems like someone in New Jersey is still disappointed they didn't get into Harvard. Fortunately, all those tigers who are licking their academic wounds from last semester can take comfort in a new website that purports to convert Princeton students' GPAs into slightly higher Harvard equivalents. Flyby can only assume that the site was generously created by a Princetonian hoping to fuel his classmates' fantasies about how much better their lives would have been had they gone to Harvard instead.
In Test of Student Bodies' Cognitive Abilities, Harvard Comes in Second to MIT
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology edged out Harvard in a study comparing cognitive skills released earlier this month. Unlike other college ranking systems, this study analyzed results from online games that use neuroscience to measure five aspects that contribute to intelligence: speed, attention, flexibility, memory, and problem solving.
Humorous Subplots From the Crimson's 69-0 Victory
The Harvard football team's 69-0 victory over the Columbia Lions wasn't pretty. Harvard pulled many of its best players after the half and, in the fourth quarter, played fourth-string running back Damani K. Wilson '14. He ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns. However, among the carnage lie plenty of humorous subplots.
Are You An Ivy League Asshole?
Are you an asshole? If you're a student of the Ivy League, then according to conservative newsmagazine The National Review's Fred Schwarz, then yes, yes you are.
Tipsters Explain a Very Green John Harvard
Thanks to our readers, the mystery of the green John Harvard has been solved (kind of). While one tipster wondered, ...
Ivy Students Can Get Jobs
Breaking news: Yalies can get jobs. Surprising as it may be, Yale alumni are the second most employable group of college graduates, according to a New York Times survey. While Harvard topped the charts (and we'll get to that later), let's first look at other top schools and where they stand in the rankings.
A 'Hurrication' for College Students on the East Coast
Instead of heading to classes and attending regularly scheduled activities, Columbia University student Arvin Ahmadi ’14 and his roommates will be eating chips and watching movies in their dorm room for today and much of tomorrow.
Who Said Harvard Was Number One? This Year, Not Forbes
Just because we're the oldest college in the country doesn't mean we are the best. In fact, it doesn't even mean we crack the top five.
For Accused Jocks, Athletic Regulations Complicate Decisions
Among the roughly 125 students under investigation for cheating in last spring’s class Government 1310, the varsity athletes implicated in the scandal must deal with an extra layer of concerns.
Ivy League Expands Concussion-Preventative Measures to Soccer, Lacrosse
The Ivy League has expanded practice limitations at the recommendation of the Concussion Committee designed to protect men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse players.
Ivy League and Big 10 Launch To Jointly Research Head Injuries in Athletics
In the wake of an increased awareness of the dangers of head trauma in sports, the Ivy League and Big Ten Conferences will partner in research on concussions and other head injuries in collegiate athletics.
Ivy League Directors Shoot Down Idea of Adding Postseason Tournament
Ivy League athletic directors have blocked proposed plans for a four-team playoff, instead voting to maintain the league’s current system for crowning a conference champion.
Ivy League Basketball Considers Tournament
The Ivy League is exploring the prospect of organizing an annual postseason tournament for the conference’s automatic NCAA tournament bid.
Ivy League Aims to Abate Concussions
After instituting a set of rule changes to limit concussions in football, the Ivy League’s Concussion Committee will recommend a number of policy changes to the league presidents to protect student-athletes playing men’s and women’s hockey, lacrosse, and soccer.
Spring Concerts Around the Ivies
Announcement of this year's Yardfest lineup (ever the Billboard Hit, never the Dev) was met with overwhelming indifference on campus. But to put Das Racist and the Cataracs in context, Flyby takes a look at how the other Ivies will be jamming.
Ivy League Archives: How Good was this year's Crimson?
By clinching at least a share of the Ivy League Basketball title this past weekend, Harvard became the fifth school ...
AROUND THE IVIES: Men's Basketball Ready for Road Test At Yale
The last two times the No. 23 Harvard men’s basketball team has stepped foot in Payne Whitney Gymnasium in New Haven, the result has been, well, pain. A lot of it.
'On Harvard Time' Releases 2011 Yale Sucks Video: 'Air Bully'
With The Game just days away "On Harvard Time" presents "Air Bully," the story of a safety school's struggling football team, its "piece-of-shit" player Josh, and Bully, a football-playing dog. Bully, who's certainly no Air Bud, inspires his fellow Elis to try to become more than just salutatorians, second-chair violinists, and student council vice-presidents. But will Bully lead Yale to victory? Will Josh remain a piece-of-shit forever? Watch the video—and The Game—to find out.
Endowments Around the Ivies
With much talk focusing on Harvard posting impressive returns on their endowment, bringing the value of investments to $32 billion, it's natural to wonder how the other Ivys stack up. While each institution increased their holding with consistent returns, Harvard's total endowments still dwarfs its Ivy neighbors.
Ivy League Concussions Review
In this report, an Ivy League committee examines the issue of concussions in football and issues recommendations.
Ivy League Tightens Restrictions on Full-Contact Football Practices
New regulations are aimed at decreasing the amount of player concussions, which have been linked to serious health risks.
A Compilation of Dating Websites
If you're upset with your love life of late or feel like you're better at solving chemistry problem sets than developing chemistry with another student, help may be just a few short clicks away.