On Campus
HIV-AIDS Dinner
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College perform at a benefit dinner yesterday to raise money for the Family Treatment Fund, an organization that provides antiretroviral treatment to HIV positive people in Southwest Uganda.
Fellowship System Loophole Uncovered
The Office of Career Services discovered a loophole in its traveling and graduate fellowship application system last Thursday which allowed students to view faculty recommendation letters.
HSMBB CommuniTea Success, Despite Lack of Speaker
Approximately 15 students gathered in Emerson Hall earlier this afternoon for peppermint tea, vegan snickerdoodles, and discussion at the Harvard Society for Mind, Brain, and Behavior's inaugural CommuniTea event of the semester.
'Tiger Mom' Defends Herself
At an appearance at the Harvard Book Store yesterday, Amy L. Chua ’84 said that while her book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” has garnered significant criticism, she wrote the work propelled by a desire to share the story of her relationship with her two daughters.
History’s Bestseller in Type at Houghton
“The Bible in Type, from Gutenberg to Rogers: An Exhibition Commemorating the Four-Hundredth Anniversary of the King James Bible” celebrates beautifully-crafted examples of history’s best-selling—and arguably most influential—book, the Bible.
One-Sided ‘Ajax’ Misses the Mark
Benson’s limited interpretation, which portrays war solely as a detriment to society and individuals, fails to do justice to the multifaceted exploration of war and its consequences in Sophocles’ text.
Storytelling Drives Grimy ‘Howie’
Together, Howie Lee (Adam J. Conner ’14) and the Rookie Lee (Peter K. Bestoso ’14) weave a visceral picture of this gritty landscape, taking turns spewing reels of sharp and fiercely funny dialogue affected with Irish slang.
for colored girls / for black boys
The production is a combination of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem “for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuff” and its unofficial response, Keith Antar Mason’s “for black boys who have considered homicide when the streets were too much,” and seeks to shed light on conflicts of gender and race.
Yeston Discusses ‘Nine,’ Fergie
A full house in Harvard Hall 201 on Tuesday, February 15 welcomed Yeston to Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 31: “American Musicals and American Culture,” taught by William Powell Mason Professor of Music Carol J. Oja.
To Band Together
Few students find enough time to commit to the rigors and risks of being in a serious band.
Sousa Retells Myths in Film
Dan Sousa is not a typical animator. Instead of creating films with strong narrative structure and central characters, he prefers to captivate his audience with an immediate visceral reaction.
Documentaries Without Borders
Creating an effective documentary is a decidedly difficult task; one must carefully consider both the story and its intended audience, and along the way, balance the variety of perspectives that comprise the finished product. In 2009, documentary filmmaker Michael Sheridan attempted this complex undertaking, and worked to capture on film the true conditions of war-stricken Afghanistan. To achieve a more realistic representation of the underdeveloped nation, Sheridan trained a group of Afghani students in the art of documentary filmmaking, so that their stories could be told in their own voices.
Hats in the Spirit of President's Day
President's Day is typically eclipsed by other, more remarkable holidays. However, two miniature hats adorning the iron fence posts along Garden Street tell a different story.
