Harvard Refused Heymann's Monitoring Proposal

Days after internet activist Aaron Swartz's Jan. 11 suicide, The Huffington Post reports that during the 1990s, Swartz's prosecutor, Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Heymann—who was, even then, a pioneer in policing the internet—tried to get Harvard's cooperation in monitoring the University's network usage without a court order. Heymann proposed that the University put an "electronic banner on its intranet telling users they were being monitored" and implying their consent. Harvard refused, HuffPo reports, citing "the privacy of its users."

Which Would You Choose?

On Friday, November 30, the Office of Student Life approved 15 new student organizations, one of them Harvard College Munch. We wanted to know, if you had to join either the Harvard College Anscombe Society and Harvard College Munch, which would you choose?

Upper Crust Closes

After Dinner: Timothy P. McCarthy

Timothy P. McCarthy ’93 has, maybe, four people he’s obsessed with at the moment. One of them is Nate Silver.

EqualiTEA Attendees Brave Hurricane Sandy

Students attend Dean of Freshmen Thomas Dingman's EqualiTEA on Monday afternoon, despite winds and rain Hurricane Sandy.

Today in Photos (10/30/2012)

Photos from the October 30, 2012 edition of the Harvard Crimson.

Graduating with Debt

“It’s like a paycheck-to-paycheck sort of process,” says Sasanka N. Jinadasa ’15 as she sits in Lowell dining hall.

Harvard Welcomes Veterans

Harvard affiliates lead a discussion during the University’s welcoming event for veterans, which was held on Monday afternoon at the Faculty Club.