The Harvard Crimson
Steve Ballmer Gives Back
Former Microsoft CEO Steve A. Ballmer '77, left, jokes with with Harvard Computer Science Area Dean David C. Parkes during an interview with The Crimson on Wednesday regarding his donation to the computer science division.
The Crimson's Vending Machine
The vending machine inside The Crimson's building is fully stocked with junk food and other late-night snacks.
Best Vending Machines on Campus
Ah, the wonders of the vending machine—enabling students to stay indoors for weeks on end since they were first invented in the 1880s. Don’t wait for the next blizzard to scope out supply lines. FM will guide you through some of the best vending machines at Harvard, so you can always be prepared.
Eldo Kim Charged in Bomb Threat Case, Unlikely To Get Jail Time
The U.S. Attorney asked Friday that the court defer prosecuting Kim for 18 months, while he takes part in a pretrial diversion program.
Drew and Nick
New York Times columnist and Harvard overseer Nicholas D. Kristof ’81 asked University President Drew G. Faust about divestment, racial diversity, and other campus issues in Sanders Theatre on Tuesday.
Crimson Business Manager Steps Down
Joseph R. Botros ’15 resigned his position as business manager of The Harvard Crimson Sunday night, four months after taking helm of the organization’s business.
Crimson Presidents
From left to right, caricatures of Jeff A. Zucker '86, Gay W. Seidman '78, Jim Cramer '77, and Donald E. Graham '66, all former presidents of the Crimson drawn by David Royce. Royce died on April 4. He was 82.
David Royce '56
David Royce ’56—a sharp-penned cartoonist, controversial political activist, and the “alleged purloiner of the [Harvard Lampoon’s] Thresky Ibis”—died April 4 in Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. after a two-year bout with lymphoma. He was 82.
Ibis Empire State Building
David Royce '56, right, shows off the Thresky Ibis atop the Empire State Building.
David Royce, Stealer of Thresky Ibis and Drawer of Crimson Presidents, Dies at 82
David Royce ’56—a sharp-penned cartoonist, controversial political activist, and the “alleged purloiner of the [Harvard Lampoon’s] Thresky Ibis”—died April 4 in Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn. after a two-year bout with lymphoma. He was 82.
Weinstock To Lead 141st Crimson Guard
The Crimson's next Managing Editor will be Nicholas P. Fandos '15, and Joseph R. Botros '15 will head the organization's finances and operations as its next Business Manager.
The Game, Rescheduled
Yale's Bill Henderson (40) runs into Crimson opposition during the second period of the 1963 Harvard-Yale Game, as John Dockerty (44), Jack Neuenschwander (70), and Rick Beizer (26) converge on the Eli halfback. This photograph from the New Haven Game, which was rescheduled for November 30 after the Kennedy assassination, ran on the third page of the Monday, December 2, 1963, issue of The Crimson.
Scenes of a President and His Mourners
Archival photos in issues of The Crimson before and after John F. Kennedy '60's assassination.
Extra: Kennedy Assassinated
This single-sheet extra edition of The Crimson was published on Friday, November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy '40 was shot. According to then-Crimson managing editor Bruce L. Paisner '64, the extra was printed at around 2:30 p.m. and distributed at around 5 p.m.
A Family in Mourning
Robert F. Kennedy '48, the President's brother, and Jacqueline Kennedy, his wife, wait to join a funerary procession at the U.S. Capitol in this Associated Press photograph, which ran on the second page of the Monday, November 25, 1963, issue of The Crimson.
The President's Gaze
President John F. Kennedy '40 photographed in Boston by The Crimson on Saturday, October 19, 1963, just a month before he was assassinated. The photograph ran on page two of the Saturday, November 23, 1963, issue of The Crimson.
At the Microphone
President John F. Kennedy '40 speaking at Boston's Commonwealth Armory on Saturday, Oct. 19, 1963, after attending the Harvard-Columbia football game. This photo ran on the front page of The Crimson on Monday, October 21, 1963, just a month before the President's assassination.
JFK at the Commonwealth Armory
President John F. Kennedy '40 and his brother Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 appear together at a dinner at Boston's Commonwealth Armory on Saturday, October 19, 1963, a month before the President's assassination. The photograph ran on the front page of the Monday, October 21, 1963, issue of The Crimson.