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The Super Bowl: Do Bet On It
It's time to pay homage to one of the great American traditions: the Super Bowl. Although the game is traditionally celebrated through copious amounts of PBR, wings, and a betting pool, student athletes recently received a friendly email from Ryan Pekarek, a Compliance Intern from Harvard University's Department of Athletics, with the subject line "Don't Bet On It," reminding them that the NCAA prohibits "engaging in gambling activities as they relate to intercollegiate ore professional sporting events."
Myopic Misery: Protect Your Wallet This Holiday Season
This winter, you might want to save your holiday shopping for after finals period. Researchers from Harvard and other universities have found that sadness (a common condition among students trying to finish papers and projects at the end of the semester) not only leads to increased spending, it also impacts the quality of our financial decisions.
Riding on the Past
“My faith is not ashamed of me. The God I understand is not ashamed of me. Or the people that I work with. I don’t think that there are more gut-real stronger people than the ones you meet on the street. They sure know how to survive the un-survivable.”
Faith Groups Fast For Charity
With the smell of biryani wafting out the door, members of five different faith groups gathered for a common purpose Monday, breaking a day-long fast to raise money to fight childhood hunger.
Hey Prof: "Just Friends"...What's Up With That?
Platonic no more. According to a recent study published in Scientific American, we’re hot for our friends.
Students Assist Red Cross Effort
A week after Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, the Harvard Red Cross kicked off a fundraiser Sunday with the goal of raising one thousand dollars for hurricane victims.
A Love Triangle: HBS Students Jilt Romney
As former governor of Massachusetts, winner of the Baker Scholar for graduating in the top five percent of his class, and founder of a multi-billion dollar investment firm, you would think that the Harvard Business School would be proud to count Mitt Romney as an alumnus.
Scene & Heard: Books Come to Life
The excitement in the air was palpable: “There’s just nothing like it on this scale,” said Allston resident Bryan Monroe.
Student Life and Union Ties
“I take offense to that question,” she says. “I don’t think of it as them at our protests. I think of it as us at their protests.”
MIT > Harvard? Flyby Investigates.
Last week’s earthquake marked the start of tectonic changes in the Cambridge area—U.S. News and World Report just released their 2012 "World's Best Universities" rankings and MIT has leapfrogged over both Cambridge and Harvard to claim glory in the form of a #1 ranking.
Harvard Students: Conventional, Conformist, and Headed to Wall Street
Despite Harvard's emphasis on a liberal arts education and last year's Occupy Harvard movement, a sizable number of students often hit up Wall Street after graduation. According to the Office of Career Services, 17 percent of the Class of 2011 entered the "financial services" sector, which is down from 28 percent in 2008 but is still the most popular post-graduate endeavor. Harvard alum Henry Wong thinks he knows why.
Get Out: Columbus Day
Thanks to our morally questionable discoverer of the Americas, Christopher Columbus, most of Harvard is taking a break Monday (sorry Hist and Lit 90ag—have fun during your class!). Take advantage of the fabulous fall weather and explore the outside world as fearlessly as the Admiral of the Seas himself.
Get Out! Inman Square
If you haven’t been to Inman Square, you are doing yourself a disservice. It’s full of funk, ‘tude, and black truffle salt.
