Spring
Spring Showers
Students brave spring showers as they trudge towards the Dunster dining hall in the former Inn at Harvard.
Children Play with Bubbles in the Yard
Children play with giant bubbles, courtesy of students in Harvard Yard.
Recipe: April Fools' Sushi
A student makes candy sushi in order to prank her friends on April Fools' Day.
Celebrating Nowruz
Faculty members and students come together to celebrate the Persian New Year and beginning of spring at the annual Nowruz celebration, which was sponsored by the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, the Islamic Studies Program, and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies in the Barker Center Monday evening.
Snapshots of Spring Break
From Texas to Italy, and Cambridge to Florida, Crimson photographers traveled across the country and the world during spring break. These are snapshots of what they saw.
Currier, Dunster Dining Halls to Provide Spring Break Lunch, Dinner Service
After other dining halls close following dinner service on Friday, Currier and Dunster will remain open through spring break for lunch and dinner, but not breakfast.
Weather
In January, my skin turns to snow. I leave my dorm in the morning, hair shower-wet, mousse-sprayed to my neck, snowflakes crystallized in my curls. I wear black tights and salt stains bloom on my thighs; I wear black boots and white lines cross my ankles in waves. The spaces between my fingers grow cold.
Walking to Class
Students brave the cold on the first day of classes for the Spring term on Monday morning. As of noon on Monday classes had not been cancelled for Tuesday, despite an impending blizzard.
What to Do Now Spring is Here!
Harvard Students from the Yard to the Quad, it is finally safe to go outside! It’s a crazy thought, but bear with us.
How to Avoid Getting Sick
Spring has finally arrived. The sun is out (except that it rained almost all of last week), the snow is gone, and green is returning to the campus. But despite the warmer weather, everyone seems to be getting sick. Here are some foolproof ways to stay healthy, brought to you by a proud germaphobe.
Crash a Formal
It's not hard sneaking into a formal—all you have to do is draw some X's on your hands and say you're with the band. It's once you're inside that things get difficult. Do your salmon shorts count as formal? And when they play Journey, do you pretend like you're over it or preform the dance you memorized from the first season of "Glee?" There is no easy answer to these questions; they're rhetorical. What's more, formals are not easy; they are an awkward mix of 90's hits and oversized camping tents. But they can be fun, and luckily I have some tips for correctly crashing a formal.
Seersucker Under Legal Fire—Prepare for the Worst
In a recent threat to garden parties everywhere, Missouri State Senator Ryan McKenna, a Democrat, proposed an amendment to his state's constitution that threatened destroy spring party season as we know it.
Rebound Year
Senior Amy He, pictured in earlier action against Dartmouth, will captain the Crimson this year.
It's a Beautiful Day... To Study?
Visitors making their way through Harvard's campus over the last few days have witnessed the full extent of Harvard's beauty. Some might think it's commonplace for students to cheerfully bask in the warmth. Little do they know of the dreary grey pall that seems to envelop Cambridge from November to March.
Where to Go with a Pedicab
Spring brings with it the colorful yet expensive lawn chairs, round two of midterms and exams, and the frequent sighting of pedicabs. A mix of bicycle and chariot, pedicabs are an alternative way to tour or travel through the Cambridge and Boston landscape. They typically seat two people. They are clean, green, and follow a ‘Pay as you please’ scheme. Where can you go with a pedicab? Here are just a few ideas.
Holi
Students celebrate Holi, an important Hindu tradition also called the festival of colors, this Saturday in the MAC quad. This event, hosted annually by Harvard Dharma, celebrates the coming of spring with the rang, in which students throw painted powder at each other.
Holi
Students celebrate Holi, an important Hindu tradition also called the festival of colors, this Saturday in the MAC quad. This event, hosted annually by Harvard Dharma, celebrates the coming of spring with the rang, in which students throw painted powder at each other.
Holi
Students celebrate Holi, an important Hindu tradition also called the festival of colors, this Saturday in the MAC quad. This event, hosted annually by Harvard Dharma, celebrates the coming of spring with the rang, in which students throw painted powder at each other.
Flyby's Guide to Spring Runs
It's finally spring: The snow is disappearing, the Charles is no longer frozen, and you can actually wear shorts outside without fear of frostbite. Celebrate the 50, and dare we say 60, degree weather with a jog outdoors, unencumbered by layers of cold gear and fleece. To get started, here are some running routes, all of which begin at the Curious George store in Harvard Square:
Spring Break Postcard: On Train Tracks
There are no welcome signs when the train crosses the border, or at least none that I can see.
Spring Break Postcard: Southern Living Edition
Down a dusty highway bordered by sugar cane fields, down a long driveway edged with stately oaks, lies the land that time forgot.