Student Life
Dudley House Celebrates 20 Years
The 20th anniversary of the House for Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students, as well as undergraduate students who live off-campus, featured Dudley Daiquiris and green and yellow candies.
Umbrella Luv
Fun-patterned rain boots, an umbrella, and sprinting to class may make November a little bit warmer. Also, sharing umbrellas is always a good idea, because you can steal your partner's body heat. [Leftside Diptych]
Students Push for Greek Recognition
Students made a case for the recognition of Harvard’s fraternities and sororities as official student organizations during a meeting of the Committee on Student Life on Thursday morning.
Ladies...
Even the man who says, “ladies” and sells newspapers knows how to dress for cold-weather success. Here, our favorite vendor is ready to take on any forecast Cambridge throws his way in full-body yellow raingear.
Few Freshmen Show to Discuss Alcohol
Social spaces and the ban on alcohol in Yard dorms were the main topics of discussion at a sparsely attended freshman-specific discussion Wednesday night on the College’s alcohol policy.
10,000 Letters for Those Overseas
President Barack Obama pledged to bring back 10,000 service members by January of next year. As a response to Obama's pledge, members of the Harvard College Veterans Engagement Initiative are hosting a thank you letter drive.
Police Alert Community of Assaults
Local police have alerted the public to one or more suspects carrying out sexual assaults against women following an incident in Somerville.
UC Meeting
Harvard President Drew G. Faust, Dean of FAS Michael D. Smith, and Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds discuss social "common spaces" and secondary fields in Sever Hall on Sunday night in an open panel discussion led by the Undergraduate Council.
Many Questions, Few Answers from Administrators at UC Meeting
At an unprecedented open forum Sunday night hosted by the Undergraduate Council, three top University administrators offered few concrete answers to student concerns about social spaces and other student life issues.
HappyNest: Laughter Meditation
The "HappyNest," Harvard's Happiness Project's permanent drop-in center at the SOCH, welcomes laughter meditation leader Jason Jedrusiak to help relieve students' stress during midterm week.
Raunak
Members of Dartmouth Raaz perform at Raunak, a charity South Asian fusion dance show, last Saturday in Lowell Lecture Hall. The show also featured dancers from MIT, Harvard, BU, BC, Penn, Columbia, UConn, NYU, Tufts, and UMass, and raised money to support education in India and Pakistan.
Students Laugh Their Troubles Away
When writing a ten-page paper or working on a CS50 problem set, students might wish they were just back in their kindergarten class for nap time. But other than carefree days, what else have we lost as we grow older?
I'm Nobody. Who are you?
A group of students, the majority of whom are involved in Harvard's Sustained Dialogue, gather in front of the Science Center on Thursday for the De-Stereotype Me Day 2011 Rally.
Look at me Now
A group of students, the majority of whom are involved in Harvard's Sustained Dialogue program, celebrate De-Stereotype Me Day 2011 this Thursday in their rally on the Science Center lawn.
Harvard: A Safety School?
If you thought your friends were impressed by the fact that you got into Harvard with its 6.2% acceptance rate in 2011, it’s time to think again. As more and more students worldwide seek tertiary education, some students are fighting against even more incredible odds worldwide to attend their top schools—and in some cases, Harvard’s admissions rate looks positively gigantic.
Harvard Reviews Policies on Sexual Assault
Harvard is currently undergoing a review of the sexual assault policies in place across the University’s different schools.
Students Launch Campaign on Wages at 375th Celebration
Student Labor Action Movement members hung signs from freshman dormitories and handed out fliers that championed workers’ rights.
Low Response to Cheating Survey
The College’s academic integrity survey conducted last year received too few responses to provide productive data to help administrators address cheating on campus.