Victoria A. Baena
Harvard Square then and now
When Joseph S. Calautti, owner of Rizzo Tailors, gazes out of his second-floor window overlooking Church Street, he sees not ...
A City Contrived
In Brasília, everything is perfect—and right from the start, I hate it.
New Course to Bridge Cultures
The Harvard Summer School is going global this June—even for students who will remain on this side of the Charles.
Where To Find Summer Housing Around Harvard
Still scrambling to find summer housing in Cambridge? Not to fear—Craigslist isn't the only path to housing still available.
Rediscovering Elocution
Excerpts from Keats, Tennyson, and Woolf lingered in the air of Boylston Hall’s Fong Auditorium last Tuesday, as a dozen ...
Researchers Apply Plate Tectonic Theory To Tibet
Plate tectonic theory can be used to explain movement of the Earth’s crust in Tibet—a key discovery in advancing the understanding of long-term seismic action—according to a study published last month by two Harvard researchers.
The Harvard Indian College
Affixed to Matthews Hall hangs an often unnoticed slate plaque, inscribed: “Here American Indian and English students lived and worked ...
Bar Hopping for the Boston Medical Center
Teams of four bedecked in tutus, pink onesies, and lab goggles hurtled down Mass. Ave. last Saturday afternoon, dragging shopping ...
HSMBB CommuniTea Success, Despite Lack of Speaker
Approximately 15 students gathered in Emerson Hall earlier this afternoon for peppermint tea, vegan snickerdoodles, and discussion at the Harvard Society for Mind, Brain, and Behavior's inaugural CommuniTea event of the semester.
Try These Classes on for Size
Most lecture classes come with certain assumptions: a sea of students, a sea of laptops, the ability to get behind in the readings without dire consequences. But if only 12 people sign up for the class, these expectations won’t match up to reality.