Thirteen new student organizations, whose missions range from fostering a vibrant social scene to facilitating emergency medical services, were approved for recognition by the Committee on Student Life last Thursday.

Currierites old and young cut cake and sipped sparkling apple cider at their House’s 40th birthday party on Sunday.

Thirteen new student organizations, whose missions range from fostering a vibrant social scene to facilitating emergency medical services, were approved for recognition by the Committee on Student Life.

When the three-man group Das Racist took the stage, overlooking the Harvard students gathered at YardFest in Tercentenary Theater, they offered a greeting that perhaps has not been yelled from the steps of Memorial Church before.

What started as one House’s lighthearted prank to meddle with the mascot selection of another House has escalated into a College-wide fray—The Great House War of 2012.

Effective Tuesday for an indefinite period, all members of Currier House—including its students, tutors, and faculty—are banned from the entirety of Adams House.

Will it be a battle between a dragon and a phoenix? Or will it come down to a unicorn or an acorn? Adams House has decided to get a mascot after an initial poll indicated that about 80 percent of Adams residents are in favor of having one, according to Adams HoCo Co-Chair Jackson F. Cashion '13.

In addition to the previously revealed YardFest performers The Cataracs and Das Racist, mash-up artist 3LAU and the student motown and soul band The Nostalgics will perform at this year’s event, the College Events Board announced on Friday.

For the first time, prospective Harvard students will have swipe access to all freshman dorms and upperclassmen Houses during Visitas, the College’s visiting program for admitted students.