News
Cambridge Residents Slam Council Proposal to Delay Bike Lane Construction
News
‘Gender-Affirming Slay Fest’: Harvard College QSA Hosts Annual Queer Prom
News
‘Not Being Nerds’: Harvard Students Dance to Tinashe at Yardfest
News
Wrongful Death Trial Against CAMHS Employee Over 2015 Student Suicide To Begin Tuesday
News
Cornel West, Harvard Affiliates Call for University to Divest from ‘Israeli Apartheid’ at Rally
Ilya Chalik ’11, a History and Science concentrator in Adams House, died today, Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds wrote in an e-mail to the College community.
Chalik was President of the Harvard Tai Chi Tiger Crane Club, Secretary of the Harvard College in Asia Program, and an active member of Harvard Hillel. He had also worked as a stacks assistant at Widener Library since 2007.
Many members of the Adams community were informed of Chalik’s death in a 4 p.m. meeting with House and College administrators in Adams dining hall. In an e-mail to Adams residents, Adams Resident Dean Sharon L. Howell called Chalik’s death “a terrible tragedy.”
As part of procedure, police are currently conducting an investigation into Chalik’s passing.
Harvard University Health Services has counselors available for students that need assistance.
—Check TheCrimson.com for updates.
—Staff writer Hana N. Rouse can be reached at hrouse@college.harvard.edu
Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.