Harvard Today: March 10, 2015

Happy Tuesday! Tuesday might not be the best day of the week, objectively speaking. And midterm season is in full swing. So all in all, this is going to be the longest week ever. But think of this -- we are only TWO days away from Housing Day! You know what that means: start pre-gaming now. And if you haven’t already, check out the profiles of each house on Flyby’s Housing Market.

Freshman’s guide to preparing for Housing Day:

1. Watch the housing day videos that have been circulating online.
2. Try not to feel too attached to any particular house.
3. Think of all the positive qualities of the Quad. Positive thoughts only.

By Daniel N. Yue

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Spring has sprung! With highs of 48 degrees and lows of 40 degrees, it is going to be another beautiful day. But there is a 20% chance of precipitation, so bring an umbrella with you just in case! And be prepared for some cloudiness in the skies.

IN THE D-HALL

Lunch:

Fried Chicken Drumsticks

Grape and Mozzarella Pizza

Seitan Tostadas

Dinner:

Hoisin Glazed Salmon

Multigrain Rotini Primavera with Kidney Beans

Toasted Farro and Barley

ON FLYBY

1) Flyby Review: #HarvardOasis: Was #HarvardOasis worth all the hype? We think so!

IN THE NEWS

1) Bridging the Gap: The Transition to College Academics: “Benjamin C. Barnett ’17 was the first and only student from his public high school in rural Kentucky to apply to Harvard. He did not tell his college counselors or friends, he said, because they knew little about the Ivy League—or any school outside the state. “I just had to take it upon myself,” he said.”

2) UC Votes Down Act Criticizing Final Clubs: “The Undergraduate Council voted down a proposed position paper that was sharply critical of Harvard’s all-male, unrecognized final clubs on Sunday night. The proposal was particularly critical of the Spee Club, which apologized last week for circulating a controversial party invitation that many people—including Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana—called sexist.”

3) Faust Travels to Selma for 50th Anniversary of March: “University President Drew G. Faust traveled to Alabama this weekend for the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights March at Selma.”

4) Students and Administrators Prepare for Housing Day: “With plans for T-shirts, signs, videos, dinner receptions, and activities currently underway, House Committees and administrators and students have been working together to rally House pride and prepare to welcome the new members on Housing Day this Thursday.”

IN SPORTS
1) Time Set for Men’s Basketball’s One-Game Playoff: ”After a combined 2,400 minutes on the hardwood this season, the Harvard and Yale men’s basketball teams will take the floor of the Palestra in Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon with just 40 minutes standing between each program and the NCAA Tournament.”

2) Party in Potsdam: Women’s Hockey Rides Third-Period Rally to ECAC Title: “The Harvard women’s ice hockey team had been there before. Last year, the team met Cornell in the ECAC semifinals at Cheel Arena in Potsdam, N.Y., looking to earn a chance to play for an uncontested bid to the NCAA tournament. But the Big Red came away with a 6-4 victory in a hard-fought battle, leaving the Crimson’s tournament fate in the balance.

EVENTS

Today, Christine Quinn will be holding her study group “Breaking Ground: Running as the ‘First’ of Your Community” on the topic “So now you’ve won -- governing as a first” in Room L166 of the IOP at 4 p.m.

Today, Bassem Youssef, Spring 2015 Fellow, will be holding his study group with Marvin Kalb, Comedian on Comedy Central and Actor on Showtime, on Politics, Humor, and Playing a Terrorist on TV in the IOP Forum Room at 6 p.m.

The Harvard Political Union is hosting 50 Years after Selma: A Student Dinner Discussion with the Black Students Association, the Black Men’s Forum, and the Association of Black Harvard Women. This event will consist of a student discussion, and dinner will be provided. It will take place in Sever 210 at 6 p.m.

Tonight is the IOP Community Dinner in the Kirkland Dining Hall at 6 p.m.

The Office of Career Services is hosting Intrapreneurship: Innovation from the Inside today from 4-5 p.m. at 54 Dunster St. Learn more about how you can use intrapreneurship -- the “act of behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organization” -- in your own life. Come hear Scott Wilkins, the Enterprise Innovation Director at AstraZeneca, talk about how creativity and innovative thinking can take place at any organization. Register through Crimson Careers!

The Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering and Minority Biomedical Scientists of Harvard will be presenting Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Workshop with Dr. Valerie Young today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Science Center, Hall B. In this workshop, learn how to cope with thoughts of not belonging at Harvard and become more confident in your success at Harvard and beyond. This workshop is funded by the GSAS Office of Diversity and Minority Affairs, GSC, HILS, and OCS. It will be followed by a reception in Maxwell Dworkin 119. RSVP here!

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Four members of the Harvard Din and Tonics sing  a feature role from a performance Saturday night. The Harvard Callbacks and The Harvard Din and Tonics hosted a joint a cappella jam entitled "Callbacks SnoweD In"