Student Groups
Lampoon Hoaxes Freshmen With 9/11-Themed T-Shirts
Though most of the newly-inducted Leverett freshmen opened their doors to boisterous, camouflaged, letter-bearing Leverett upperclassmen on Thursday morning, a few were greeted by something entirely different: the semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine—more commonly known as the Lampoon.
Women's Week Wraps Up With Award Ceremony
Tamily Weissman, a concentration advisor for neurobiology and lecturer on molecular and cellular biology, was honored with the fourth annual Spark Award last night at the culminating event of Women’s Week 2010.
College Dean Releases Ad Board Report
Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds released yesterday the official report of the Committee to Review the Administrative Board, which recommends a holistic reform of the College’s primary disciplinary body.
Feminism Goes on Display in Adams
Forty placards, each bearing the words “I am a feminist because,” hung beside corresponding photographs of self-identified feminist students.
'Scenes' Jazzes Up BachSoc
The Bach Society Orchestra (BachSoc) gave its third performance of the season this past Saturday in Paine Hall. Under the ...
GHUNGROO 2010
Ghungroo debuted to a full crowd in the Agassiz theatre last night. The performance marks the 21st anniversary of the South Asian Association’s production of Ghungroo.
Police To Monitor River Run Activity
Committee members at yesterday’s monthly meeting approved plans to discourage the annual “River Run,” which they characterized as an unsafe, alcohol-laden pseudo-tradition.
Veteran FOP Head Resigns From Post
Most students spend at most four years involved in the First-Year Outdoor Program—but FOP Director Jessica L. Ross ’03 will have spent over a decade with the program by the time she leaves FOP this May.
JEFFREY EUGENIDES AT THE ADVOCATE
Jeffrey Eugenides, Pulitzer-Prize winning novelist, author of "Middlesex" and "The Virgin Suicides", discusses his work at the Advocate last night.
Students Connect Race, Queerness
Students of various genders, races, and cultural backgrounds gathered last night to discuss questions of queer and ethnic identity.
Wyclef Jean at Cultural Rhythms 2010
In light of Haiti tragedy, the Harvard community gathered to celebrate artist and Haitian humanitarian Wyclef Jean at the annual 25th anniversary Cultural Rhythms show in Sanders Theater on Saturday, February 27, 2010. Spoken Word Society, Asian American Dance Troupe, Ballet Folklórico de Aztlán, Bhangra, Caribbean Club Dance Troupe, Lithuanian Club, Irish American steppers and many more dynamic Harvard student organizations gathered to share their cultural appreciation and talent at the event.
Hasty Pudding Reveals All
Tuesday night may have been Ladies’ Night at the Hasty Pudding Theatrical’s presentation of “Commie Dearest”, but those sitting in the audience got a glimpse of a whole lot of man.
UPenn Hosts First IvyQ Event
Four hundred students—some in crimson, some with bulldogs emblazoned on their shirts, others in Big Red or Big Green—swarmed the University of Pennsylvania campus last weekend for the first annual IvyQ conference.
Students and Professors Defend Gender Studies
In front of an amused, though small, audience, Young America’s Foundation spokesman Jason Mattera mocked feminism and homosexuality during a panel at the Conservative Political Action Conference last Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Harvard Improv Group Invites ‘Curb’ Star
Jeff Garlin—a comedian who plays Larry David’s manager on the HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm”—will be honored as the first “Immediate Gratification Player of the Year” at an IGP comedy show on March 6.
Some Vindication For Your Frazzled Hair and Smelly Pits
If you often have to put sleep down as a scheduled activity in your iCal, if you frequently miss meals because they aren't time-efficient, or if you panic when your shower is two minutes longer than planned, you might be a Harvard student—at least, according to this article in Harvard Magazine.
Jeff Garlin's Coming To Harvard!
Yet another celebrity will be visiting campus as an honoree of the year, joining the ranks of Justin Timberlake and Wyclef Jean. This time, it's Jeff Garlin, who's been selected as the first Immediate Gratification Player of the Year.
Global Justice
As part of International Relations Week 2010, Thomas Pogge, a philosophy and international affairs professor at Yale, speaks at the Fong Auditorium on Sunday about "The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World."