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Student Groups

After Scandal, Quiz Bowlers Look Forward

As they meet before their Wednesday night practice, competitors for the Harvard Quiz Bowl team chat comfortably, rarely mentioning the cheating scandal that has recently rocked their program.

MassEquality Rally
Politics

At Harvard and Beyond, Activists Show Support for Marriage Equality

As the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, at Harvard and in the Boston area, advocates demonstrated support for marriage equality.

Living Off-Campus
College

A Home Outside the Houses

This week Harvard’s Houses prepare to welcome freshmen into their communities, but those who no longer live on campus say that, for them, the Housing Day hype is overblown. Students interviewed for this article who no longer live in Harvard housing say they are not so much drawn to the perks of off-campus life than turned off by a residential system in which they did not feel at home.

Student Groups

Undergraduates Create New Initiative To Focus on Maternal Health

Two undergraduates have transformed what began as an inspirational conversation with a journalist into an emerging campus initiative dedicated to improving maternal health.

Europe

Papoulias Named Director of Center for European Studies

The Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies named Elaine Papoulias as its new Executive Director earlier this month.

Sustained Dialogue
College

Sustained Dialogue Develops Campus Presence

Conversations turn to action with the student group Sustained Dialogue, part of an international organization that encourages discussions at 16 college campuses worldwide. In the past year, Sustained Dialogue has expanded its presence on campus.

On Campus

Students Celebrate Día de los Muertos

Colorful cloths, skeletons, and marigolds covered the fireplace at the front of the Leverett dining hall Saturday night as an altar for Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday held November 1 and 2 to remember deceased family and friends.

Gender and Sexuality

Students Discuss Sex Openly in 'Unsupervised' Talk

Students gathered to discuss issues about sex and relationships in a workshop titled “Unsupervised” on Tuesday night as part of the second annual Sex Week at Harvard.

College

Students Host Cultural Vigil

Native Americans at Harvard College commemorated indigenous cultures that existed before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas with candles at their Candle Held Vigil on Monday.

Features

A Step Toward Security

Harvard students join about a million other undocumented young people who are able to apply for “deferred action” on their case for a period of two years.

Memorial Church

Sparks House Ends Wednesday Tea Tradition

After over three decades of Wednesday teas at Sparks House, the staff of Memorial Church has decided to discontinue the tradition, carried on by the late Reverend Peter J. Gomes until his death in 2011.

Zhang Uses Fame to Combat Kidney Disease in China
Music

Student Uses Fame To Combat Kidney Disease in China

Rylie X. Y. Zhang was one of seven finalists on the TV talent show "China Dream Show," singing with the hopes of helping her cousin who is battling kidney failure.

Religion

Students Discuss Morality, Religion

While Opening Days serve as a chance for carefree socializing before classes start, undergraduates took up some of life’s graver matters-—morality, ethics, and religion—on Sunday.

Student Groups

Seniors Launch Social Justice Site

Launch 2012, a new website created by a group of Harvard seniors, aims to connect the Class of 2012 after graduation through public service and positive social change.

IOP

John C. Culver

Former Iowa Senator John C. Culver '54, who graduated from Harvard Law School in 1962, has been a life-long supporter of Harvard's Institute of Politics.

Film

"Gatsby" Not So Great

College Administration

Evelynn Hammonds Expected To End Tenure as Dean of the College This Summer

Science

Premeds in Search of MCAT Prep Say Harvard Classes Provide Insufficient Instruction

House Life

Anne Harrington and John Durant Named Pfoho House Masters