Leverett
Unexpected Sculptures Around Campus
Sculptures resembling uncommon or everyday objects sprinkle the campus' exterior landscaping, adding at least a little randomness if not subliminal messaging to the University.
No-Show? Maybe You Should Pay
It's happened to almost everyone. You plan an event. Dozens of people RSVP. But when the date rolls around, only a few actually show up. Well, Leverett House Master Howard M. Georgi '68 has had enough.
CS50 Revises Office Hours to Be More Social, Efficient
In a format inspired by the Apple Store’s Genius Bar, arriving students log in to the course website, cs50.net, and access CS50 Queue—a new application crafted this summer by Teaching Fellow Thomas M. MacWilliam ’13.
SEA Night 2011
The South East Asian Coalition hosted a night of food and performances on April 23rd. The event took place in Leverett Dining Hall, featuring an eight-course meal and seven cultural performances by the Harvard Philppine Forum (HPF), the Harvard Vietnamese Association (HVA), and the Singaporean, Indonesia, and Malaysia Association (SIAMA).
Leverett House
The House of the Hare is best described as "accommodating." Although Leverett House has many advantages and disadvantages, the variety of housing options and decent location push this River House into the top two-thirds according to our ranking system.
Mascot Mania
With Housing Day just three days away, a menagerie of House mascots have popped up in classes and dining halls around campus.
Housing Day Videos and Post-Its
Housing day is just over a week away, and Houses have continued to release videos for both freshmen and upperclassmen alike to enjoy.
Housing Day Videos Get Personal
The housing day videos released thus far have been fairly tame in the sense that they haven't singled out their rival Houses for ridicule. Currier and Pforzheimer, however, are stepping up their campaigns with new videos that not only claim they are the best, but that other Houses are the worst.
Housing Day is Pfunny and Feels Good
With housing day less than a month away, two more Houses are using the internet as a means to demonstrate their feelings of superiority over their eleven counterparts. Several days ago, we saw Hollywood-inspired videos from Dunster and Quincy. Now, Leverett has released a video, Pforzheimer has created a blog, and Quincy followed up its "Quinception" teaser with the full-length video.
Falling Ice Presents Hazards Across Campus
While many around campus have been enjoying the recent rise in temperature, some of the effects of the warm weather have not been quite as positive. In addition to enormous puddles of melted snow, there is now another hazard to consider on your way to class: falling ice.
A Sensual Study Break
Curious Leverett House members were able to learn about an array of edible aphrodisiacs this Sunday, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The Food Literacy Project and the Health and Wellness Center teamed up to put on a study break to showcase what types of food can put you in the mood for loving.
Crap in a Leverett Closet
Earlier this semester, we brought you the news of an unknown drunken partygoer who left his soiled underwear outside a door in Quincy House. Now, it seems that the putrid post-party pooping trend has spread downriver to Leverett.
Indian Dance Show Entertains Audience
Students, adults, and other members of the Harvard community packed into Leverett Dining Hall on Saturday night to enjoy Kalpanam.
Former Leverett House Master Passes Away
Richard T. Gill ’48, an influential economist, late-blooming opera singer, and former Master of Leverett House, died on Oct. 25 ...
Beginner's salsa lessons
Members of the Harvard Ballroom Social Dance Club teach students and Cambridge residents beginner's salsa in the Leverett Old Library.
Leverett's Buggy Friend
Several Leverett residents chanced upon an exciting spotting last Sunday afternoon (no, not Shaq) when they encountered a praying mantis.