Summer
Out With The Old
Parents and relatives help students move out of Eliot House. Underclassmen must be moved out by Sunday, May 17th, while seniors must be moved out by Friday, May 29th.
'Summer Playbook' Map Looks To Connect Students
The site officially opened April 14 for students to register their travel plans, but Friday will be the first time that students can find fellow students with similar agendas, according to the site's founder.
7 Ideas to Help You Stay Motivated
With reading period starting this Thursday, there are only a few weeks left of studying for exams and writing papers before the end of the spring semester.
'Summer Camp' Looks To Foster Community for San Francisco Interns
"Summer Camp," as founders of the group call it, originated from a perceived lack of Harvard community among undergraduate interns in San Francisco.
As Students Rush To Make Summer Plans, OCS Says Opportunities Remain
Anthony J. Arcieri, Director of Undergraduate Career Advising and Programming, said that many organizations have later timelines for their hiring processes if their needs for the summer are uncertain.
Rejected Summer Funding Proposals
Here are a few summer proposals we’re almost positive that the OCS has received, and no doubt rejected, in the past.
Coordinates: Walden Pond
Though I’m red-green color blind and will never understand the obsession with chromatic foliage, I hear Walden Pond is beautiful in the autumn. If you catch it on the later end of October, the drying air heightens the borders of faces or the edges of each watery ripple; everything has the sharp sense of coming into focus. Unfortunately, I went in July.
Dragon Boat Festival
People gather during the annual Boston Dragon Boat Festival on the Charles River in mid-June. The festival included dragon boat races, cultural performances, and aimed to foster friendship among its attendees.
The Shelter Rules
Residents of Tel Aviv have ninety seconds after the alarms sound to locate the nearest public shelter. It happens once a day, maybe twice, timed before the morning or evening news.
Reading on the Bank
Yohann Jouin-Sellez reads a book on the Boston side of the Charles River in mid-July. A french native, he now lives in Boston.
Summer in Boston 2014
A collection of photographs of life in and around Boston made by Crimson photographers during the summer of 2014.
Sand Statue
A sculpture stands at the annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival, which lasted from July 18th to July 20th. Sculptors had a total of 24 hours to complete their pieces.
Sand Sculpting
A sand castle stands at the annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival, which lasted from July 18th to July 20th. The Festival attracted a wide variety of locals and tourists throughout the weekend.
Dudes with Babies
Dominic DeJesus, left, saw Harvard Sustainability employee Colin Durrant before crossing Hampshire Street in Inman Square in July. DeJesus explains, "you see a dude with a baby and you're a dude with a baby and you're like hey!"
Winter in the Summer
The view up of the intersection of Tremont and Winter streets near Boston Common on a hot Sunday afternoon in July. Many tourists and locals visit Boston Common during the summer to walk the Freedom Trail or sit in the park.
Hang Out With Your Classmates Over Summer (If You're Not Sick of Them)
With a new project called the Summer Playbook, Luke R. Heine '17 is hoping to make it all the easier to turn up with Harvard friends you might have never met.
Eight Alternative Summer Storage Options
Due to last year’s renovations of Stone Hall, Quincy residents can no longer store their belongings on campus over the summer. Don’t know where to keep your stuff? No need to fret. FM has you covered with these eight alternative options.
Unpaid Internships: A Priceless Experience?
If experience is a currency, who’s paying? Companies and organizations pay interns experience as compensation for their time and labor. Students, in turn, pay for this experience as one would, say, pay to study abroad. And whether the money comes from students, parents, or Harvard’s funding resources, that willingness to pay helps to sustain an increasingly criticized internship system.
Still Looking For an Internship?
Spring break just bid adieu, leaving us with only about seven more weeks of classes. So naturally all that’s left for us to do is bite our nails, pull our hair, and constantly scroll through the OCS website worrying about summer plans.
Why You Should Never Stay in Shanghai's Red Light District
I’m not sure when it first hit me, but it was around the time I discovered someone’s shit lying in the hallway outside my room: Shanghai’s a mess.