On Campus
China Can Maintain Mideast Relations Without Challenging U.S. Position
John W. Garver, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and an expert on China’s foreign policy, said China can uphold friendly relations with all Middle Eastern countries without challenging the role the U.S. has assumed in the volatile region.
‘Guildenstern’ Enlivens Stoppard’s Text
Though Lenora C. Murphy ’12’s production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” grapples successfully with the challenges of the text, it is undermined by a faltering attempt to infuse the play with a modern aesthetic. Luckily, the production overcomes this weakness due to the winning dynamic between Silva and Kahn.
Preview: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
“Besides being super campy and fun and silly, this play is also smart and Harvard students can relate to the characters during their discovery of the implications of the drive for success. There is definitely a dark side to the spelling bee,” says Susanna B. Wolk ’14.
Amid Rain and Revelry, Harvard Rings in 375
Surrounded by a boggy swamp of brown mud, performers slipped on the dance floor as a heavy downpour soaked the festive pandemonium of Harvard’s 375th Anniversary Celebration Friday night.
Harvard's 375th Anniversary
Before the celebration (and the rain) officially began, we asked people around the Yard about their excitement and expectations for Harvard's 375th Birthday Bash. No surprise here, there was one big thing on most people's minds: CAKE.
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.
Panel Talks About Occupy Boston
Experts at an Institute of Politics panel convened Thursday to discuss the Occupy Wall Street movement expressed surprise at the speed with which the movement has coalesced but expressed uncertainty about its long-term implications.
Reducing Waste at Harvard's 375th
With music by Yo-Yo Ma, a 15 ft. by 18 ft. cake, talking trees, and the Widener steps all lit up, it's no secret that fair Harvard is going all out for tonight's festivities. But did you know that it's green not crimson, that's in at Harvard's 375th?
OWS JFK Forum
Former governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell, right, joins Todd Gitlin '63, Chair of Columbia's PhD Communications PhD department, and Vanessa Williamson, a PhD candidate in Government and Social Policy, for a panel discussion about the Occupy Wall Street movement at the JFK Jr. Forum yesterday. Marshall Ganz, a senior lecturer at the Kennedy School, moderated the discussion.
