Student Life
New Cookie Shop Attracts Students
As snow blanketed Cambridge streets Wednesday, students got their fill of warm, gooey deliciousness at Insomnia Cookies.
Hate It: Instagram
Depressed about your love life? Here are 10 pictures of happy couples. Being single never felt so…Sierra.
Love It: Instagram
Stand up straight. Tilt your head. Smile a bit more. Pose with a fat friend. Wear sunglasses.
Barack Obama Reelected, Prompting Celebrations Across Campus
President Barack Obama swept to victory on Tuesday night, sparking celebrations across campus among Harvard students thrilled to see the president reelected.
Election Day: Warren
Democratic senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren stops to speak with the press after casting her ballot early Tuesday morning at the Graham and Park School polls in Cambridge, Mass.
Warren at the Polls
Elizabeth Warren looks over her ballot one last time before casting her vote at the Graham and Parks School polls on Tuesday morning in Cambridge, Mass.
Students Discuss Shuttle Updates
Harvard Transportation Services is working on a new initiative to install electronic screens at shuttle stops that would indicate arrival times, Harvard Transportation Services General Manager David E. Harris, Jr. said during a Shuttle Town Hall Monday night.
UC Town Hall 2
David E. Harris Jr. listens to the concerns of students at the Undergraduate Council's Town Hall Event regarding Harvard's shuttles. As the general manager of Harvard Transportation Services, his major concern is the safety of the students.
Sablière Initiation Draws Criticism
In what observers surmised was an initiation task for a female final club, two young women wearing the Sablière Society’s signature blue scarves grabbed a newspaper from a vendor of homeless paper Spare Change News and then videotaped themselves on an iPhone trying to sell the paper, according to Harvard Square Homeless Shelter staff members who saw the incident.
Finding And Freeing Harvard’s Creative Minds
Would Ralph Waldo Emerson have been admitted to the Harvard class of 2016? In a response to an essay by English Professor Helen Vendler, Crimson Arts editor Adam T. Horn reflects on personal freedom and conventional paths to success.
Shit TFs Write.
Check marks are great, grades at the top of the page are often necessary, and sometimes corrections are required. But every time a TF lets a little personality shine through in her feedback, we get some insight into her mind, and that TF-student bond—in our minds, at least—changes dramatically. Sometimes these personal notes fan the flames of our TF appreciation, and sometimes they just give us even more reason to fantasize about marking up their papers with red pen for once. Here, FM rounds up some of the best of TF commentary.
Students Raise $4,333 for Hurricane Disaster Relief
If you're like the typical college student, you probably spent your Sunday watching "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" re-runs and procrastinating on homework. But several Harvard students spent their last day of the weekend running a marathon and raised $4,333 for Hurricane Sandy disaster relief in the process.
UC Town Hall
Michael George '14 listens intently to the transportation service's words on the current plans to improve weekend morning services. As Student Life Committee Chair within the Undergraduate Council, he organized the event in the format of a "Town Hall" with an open forum for students concerns.
Students Celebrate Día de los Muertos
Colorful cloths, skeletons, and marigolds covered the fireplace at the front of the Leverett dining hall Saturday night as an altar for Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday held November 1 and 2 to remember deceased family and friends.
Students Pack Room for Panel on Venture Capitalism
When audience members at “Evening of Ventures” were asked if they hoped to become entrepreneurs, an overwhelming majority of the hands in the room shot up.
Harvard Students, Professors Split on Physician-Assisted Suicide
Among Harvard professors and students, as with voters across Massachusetts, opinion remains split on both the philosophy and practice of Question 2.
Running for Hurricane Relief
For many Harvard students, last Monday's hurricane translated to nothing more than a rainy day in pajamas and an extra day to work on that Stat pset. But for those who have family and friends in New York or New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy left destruction in its path—and two Harvard students are doing something about it.
Students Discuss Masculinity and Gender Identity
More than thirty students gathered at Ticknor Lounge Thursday evening for “Boxers, Briefs, or Neither?”—a discussion on masculinity and its expression and perception at Harvard.
Leverett Auction Features Dates, Pets, and House Spirit
Sporting an authentic Texas cowboy hat, bolo, and silver-buckled belt, Zack W. Guzman ’14 recited tongue twisters with focus. Despite his tonsillitis, he was prepared to play the part of auctioneer at the Leverett House auction on Thursday evening.
Car Bombs on Coaches, Love Story Begins, and Reagan Revelry
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Profile: Harvard Digital Art Club
There are more than 400 officially recognized student organizations at Harvard, but not all of them get the attention they deserve. In these weekly profiles, the Arts Board takes a look at arts groups on campus. Established last fall, Harvard's Digital Art Club holds workshops on web design and software such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Interested students can freely attend their weekly meetings, held Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Science Center 229.
Professor Defines Global Novel
Rutgers English professor Rebecca L. Walkowitz ’92 identified a new genre of fiction, novels that are intended to transcend language barriers, in a lecture at the Radcliffe Institute on Wednesday afternoon.