Snow
Winter Wish List
For all the fried, pre-finals brains out there that can't face another winter season of "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Let It Snow' on loop, here are some carol-free, wintry songs to get you in the mood for snow without driving you insane.
First Snowfall
First snowfall of the season blankets Massachusetts Avenue Wednesday evening. Winter Storm Athena took Cambridge by surprise.
Wanted: Snowman Murderers
It's all fun and games until a snowman gets murdered. While plenty of snowmen were enjoying quiet evenings in courtyards across campus last night, the same cannot be said for Franklin, a brand new, Quidditch-playing, Quincy House resident created by Catherine G. Katz '13 and a friend. The poor guy met his untimely end shortly after midnight, when two unidentified miscreants entered the Quincy courtyard and gave the defenseless snowman a ninja-kick to the stomach.
First Snowfall
Students enjoy freshly fallen snow in the yard on Wednesday evening. Winter Storm Athena's first snowfall of the season took Cambridge by surprise.
Snowy John
Hopes of spring are dashed as Harvard experiences a long awaited snow fall. Even in the snow, tourists gather around the John Harvard statue on Friday afternoon to take photos and maybe touch the golden shoe.
Lonely Chairs
Colorful chairs sit artfully, and empty, in the snow on Friday evening, as they were too cold to sit on!
Roasted Marshmallows
Two women enjoy free roasted marshmallows on friday night in front of the ice rink in the new fallen snow.
January 2012 Among Warmest on Record
It is time to tell Al Gore '69 that there is nothing inconvenient about this weather.
Looking Back 100 Years at Dickens' Centennial
Every Friday, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles from days and years past.
'Baby, It's Cold Outside'
As the temperatures took a frightening plunge this week, many an impromptu performance of the holiday classic "Baby, It’s Cold Outside" have been seen across campus.
No Snow? No Problem!
Although you may have been hoping to see your first snow this year (let's face it, the light flurries around Halloween don't count), it's almost the end of the semester and Harvard has not yet transformed into a magical winter wonderland.
Halloween Comes Early in College
Despite an unexpected October snowstorm blanketing Cambridge in a wet layer of snow, Harvard students sloshed through soggy streets to celebrate Halloween—if in somewhat dampened tones—in a variety of ways, from Fright Fest in Annenberg Hall to the annual Heaven and Hell party in Currier House.
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.
