Former Sri Lankan President Talks Peace

Chandrika Kumaratunga, the former president of Sri Lanka, painted a sobering picture of an island nation recovering from civil war during a talk at CGIS yesterday.

The President's Veritaffles

One recipe comes from John F. Kennedy '40, who—among other accomplishments—was apparently a decent waffle chef.

Expert Warns of Defense Spending Cuts

National security expert Mackenzie Eaglen warned against drastic military spending cuts in a talk yesterday at the Institute of Politics.

Law Professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. begins the first of a three day lecture series entitled “Understanding Obama.” Tuesday’s lecture, “From Barry to Barack,” focuses on Obama’s childhood and the identity transformations he experienced.

Award-winning editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher '77 demonstrates how he captures diverse political landscapes with the humor and satire of caricature.

'The Office' Actor Rainn Wilson Promotes Freedom of Education in Iran

Rainn Wilson, the actor who plays the awkward salesman Dwight Schrute on NBC’s The Office, urged more than 100 students on Monday to push for freedom of education in Iran.

The Art of Political Cartooning

Award-winning editorial cartoonist Kevin Kallaugher '77 demonstrates how he captures diverse political landscapes with the humor and satire of caricature.

Townhall 140: Bringing Twitter and Politics Together

How long does it take to develop an idea, launch a website, and host the first online event? Just one weekend for the team that created Townhall 140, a video and Twitter based platform that allows users to go face-to-face with leaders on political issues.

Occupy Harvard's First Night

A first hand account of Occupy Harvard's first night.

Occupy Harvard's First Night: An Eyewitness Account

Roberto F. Velez '03, a teaching fellow in the Visual and Environmental Studies Department, shot this video of last Wednesday's Occupy Harvard protest depicting the night as it unfolded.

Egyptian Arab Spring Organizers Address Occupy Harvard

Speaking through the bars of the locked Johnston Gate, Egyptian activists Ahmed Maher and Esraa Abdel Fattah sought to link the Occupy movement to the Arab Spring.

10:21 AM

Members of the Occupy Harvard movement's facilitation working group convene in Harvard Yard with a request that journalists not distract or interrupt the group's meeting.

University Maintains Heightened Security for Occupy Harvard

Harvard will retain heightened security measures in the Yard for the time being, according to a statement that the University sent out to members of the community on Thursday.

10:45 AM

Harvard employees come to Occupy Harvard to say a quick hello and thank you to the Occupy Harvard protesters.

10:24 AM

Amanda Haziz-Ginsberg, MTS ’12, is videotaped, photographed, and questioned as intrigued individuals gather around the Occupy Harvard movement.

10:13 AM

Hannah Hofheinz, a ThD candidate at the Harvard Divinity School, explains the movement to a curious woman as two members of the Occupy Harvard movement grab breakfast.

10:08 AM

A student reads the cardboard protest sign proclaiming “HARVARD IS THE 99%” as she walks by. The Occupy Harvard movement is beginning to attract more bystander attention.

10:07 AM

Students on their way to class must walk around the Yard to find an open gate near the Science Center and then are show their ID's to HUPD officers to get into the yard

9:05 AM

There is an eerie silence around the colorful tents and fall leaves at the Occupy Harvard movement in Harvard Yard on Thursday morning.

Occupy Protest Shuts Down Harvard Yard

Hundreds of protesters sympathetic to the Occupy movement descended on Harvard Yard Wednesday night with a message of disapproval for the University’s perceived complicity in growing income inequality across the country.

Warren Champions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at OCS

Warren spoke to students interested in working for the newly-established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Panelists Predict Third Party in 2012 Presidential Election

A third party candidate might have a much better shot at winning the 2012 presidential election than most citizens believe.

Students Launch 'Occupy the Facts'

About 20 students Sunday night launched “Occupy the Facts,” a nascent student organization hoping to combat charges that protestors in ...

TurboVote Eases Voter Registration

To combat this disconnect between activism and voting, the IOP has partnered with TurboVote, a new online voter registration service.