Student Life
5 New Courses for the Undecided Shopper
Despite all its pluses and perks, shopping period does present Harvard students with one potential problem: buyer's remorse. While students filing into course book mainstays like Ec10 and LS1b pretty much know what to expect from the semester, nothing screams caveat emptor quite like the words "New Course" (and the telltale lack of a Q score) next to a class names. But new courses aren't all bad and often offer students a chance to snag a gem of a class before words gets out and the whole shebang is lotteried the following year. So, for those daring students who are eager to plunge into the great unknown (or who couldn't get into Maria Tatar's fairy tales class), here are five new courses that you might want to check out.
UHS Ramps Up Vaccination Efforts
In a flu season that has seen the declaration of a public health emergency in Boston in response to an usually large number of cases in the city, members of the Harvard community have clamored to get vaccinated against the virus.
New Dean of Student Life Brings Years of Administrative Experience
When Stephen Lassonde takes the helm of the Office of Student Life in March, he will encounter issues similar to many he faced in his previous posts, including a changing residential environment and a disciplinary system that many have described as misguided.
'The End of Courtship' at Harvard?
In 2013, you will probably have a lot of questions about love. These should be five of them: 1. If Ivy Leaguers are refuting The End of Courtship, are they endorsing The End of Empircal Reasoning? 2. Which came first: The End of Courtship, or The End of Men? 3. Was The End of Men before The End of Sex? 4. Would you rather The End of Sex With Men before Courtship, or The End of Courtship with Men before Sex? 5. Is it a coincidence that, as we are battered with The Ends of Everything Sexy, we can turn manically and trustingly to The Beginning of Second Season of "Girls"?
Brown Administrator Named New Dean of Student Life
Stephen Lassonde, deputy dean of the college at Brown University, has been named Harvard College’s new dean of student life.
763 Men of Harvard Want Hotness Today
Fair peers at fair Harvard, those of you who are fair, We at Flyby are here to tell you something you may already know: Only half of you are hot, and of those who are, the majority are male. Admissions mistake? Maybe. Oops!
Grades are up!
If you filled out the CUE for all your classes, you can find them at https://apps2.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/onlinesrec/.
Coal, Fire Engines, and a Blazing Yuletide Dinner
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
Students in Harvard/NEC Program Juggle Music and Academics
While many Harvard students juggle academics and extracurricular activities, a select number of Harvard undergraduates deal with the additional challenge of attending two colleges at once.
CarolsConcert
The 103rd Annual Christmas Carols Service took place this Sunday afternoon inside Memorial Church. Members of the Harvard University choir performed a series of traditional carols and an offering was collected at the conclusion to support Esperanza Academy.
Students Bare It All in Yard
Some wore ski masks, others hard hats, a few Viking helmets, but almost none wore clothing at this year’s annual Primal Scream. Well over a hundred students lined up in front of Stoughton and Hollis Halls to count down the seconds to midnight before running a wild lap across the Yard early Thursday morning.
