Harvard Today: September 3, 2014

Happy Wednesday! If you’re already overwhelmed by the number of classes you’ve shopped so far, take some solace in the fact that this week is already halfway over! As you’re waiting for the weekend to come, here are some questions on your mind that you’ve probably thought of lately:

1) How many more times am I going to be asked about my summer? Alternatively, how many more times am I going to be sitting in silent envy as I listen to yet another person’s amazingly inspirational summer spent abroad in a beautiful country?

2) Why am I allowing myself to fall asleep during my first lecture of the semester, and yet all I did until 3 a.m. last night was Facebook stalk my friends from home?

3) Why did yesterday’s awful downpours only occur when I stepped out of a building?

By Matt O. Ricotta

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

It’s going to be sunny all day tomorrow with a zero percent chance of rain (hope we didn’t jinx it right there)! And even better, it’ll be a high of 87 degrees!

IN THE D-HALLS

Lunch:

Red Spiced Chicken Breast
Macaroni and Cheese
Roasted Eggplant, Pepper & Squash Panini with Refried Beans
Golden Nuggets (aka tater tots with a glorified name)

Dinner:

Beef Pot Pie
Cajun Chicken Breast
Harvest Seitan Stew
Mu Shu Wraps

IN THE NEWS

1) In First Major Speech, Khurana Details Vision: “In his first major speech to undergraduates since he assumed his role as dean of the College, Rakesh Khurana reiterated his call for students’ four years at Harvard to be “transformative” and further laid out his vision for what such a college experience would look like.”

2) McKinlock Renovations Draw Praise from Leverett Community: Leverett’s McKinlock Hall has reopened after over a year of construction, and now features new rooms, a new dining hall, and a light court.

3) Survey Part I: Get To Know Harvard’s Class of 2018: Read the first in a five-part series analyzing data collected about the Class of 2018 through an email survey sent by the Crimson this summer.

EVENTS

Stop by after classes today and check out the Food Truck Festival going on at the Science Center Plaza starting from 4 p.m.! Sponsored by the UC, there will be six food trucks along with Harvard student performers.

If you have any interest in theater or are thinking about trying it out, consider trying out at Common Casting this week! Every show on campus this semester is holding auditions this week, and you can check out the schedule here!

PSA to all freshmen who are overwhelmed by shopping week: there's a freshman-only ice cream study break tonight at Annenberg from 9 to 11 p.m., and your PAFs will be there to help you decide what classes you should take!

PHOTO OF THE DAY

The newly renovated McKinlock Hall opened for students after undergoing a year of renovations. The basement includes a variety of new facilities, including a student lounge.