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Photos of the Day (11/19/2015)

By Heather M. Forbes, Sidni M. Frederick, Y. Kit Wu, and Jennifer Y Yao

Students Rally Against Sexual Assault - Eli K. Rivas '16 speaks during a rally against sexual assault outside Massachusetts Hall on Thursday. By Sidni M. Frederick

The Past, Present, and Future of Violence - Psychology professor Steven A. Pinker discussed the long-term decline in violence in a presentation hosted by Harvard College Effective Altruism on Thursday. Making multiple references to his 2011 book The Better Angels of Our Nature, Pinker argued for a relatively optimistic view of the future. By Y. Kit Wu

Women's Entrepreneurship Day - Dina Dwyer-Owens, Co-Chair of Dwyer Group, spoke about her business experience and the importance of embedding values in a well-functioning organization during a speaker series for Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on Thursday evening. Other speakers discussed the role of women in economic development and innovation. By Y. Kit Wu

Luke Leafgren at Protest - “I certainly care about this issue,” said resident dean of Mather House Luke Leafgren at a protest against sexual assault. He continued, "and I do see many other administrators...who feel as strongly as I do about the need to make this campus safer.” By Y. Kit Wu

Students Rally Against Sexual Assault - The crowd looks silently on as speakers share stories at a rally against sexual assault outside Massachusetts Hall on Thursday. By Sidni M. Frederick

Students Rally Against Sexual Assault - Students signed a petition in support of demands to overhaul Harvard's sexual assault prevention programs at a rally outside Massachusetts Hall in November. By Sidni M. Frederick

Petition Signing - Students line up to sign a petition in support of demands to overhaul Harvard's sexual assault prevention programs at a rally outside Massachusetts Hall on Thursday.Students said Harvard should require mandatory yearly sexual assault training for undergraduates and additional training for sexual violence response tutors in addition to increasing funding for the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. By Sidni M. Frederick

Students Rally Against Sexual Assault - Viviana I. Maymi ‘16 speaks at a rally outside Massachusetts Hall where more than 80 undergraduates convened to call on the College to commit more resources and attention to preventing sexual assaults on campus. By Sidni M. Frederick

Harvard-Yale Preparations - Cassie C. Wang ’17, a member of the Harvard Crimson Dance Team, prepares to sell Harvard-Yale t-shirts on Thursday morning in front of the Science Center. The t-shirts are sold before the Harvard-Yale game every year by members of the Crimson Dance Team, a competitive dance group on campus. By Jennifer Y Yao

Supportive Sticky Notes After Law School Vandalism - Suzy M. Hall, a student at the School of Education, reads supportive sticky note messages surrounding the pictures of black Law School professors on Thursday afternoon after black tape was found covering the photos in the morning. Hall said, “I'm just really proud to see my fellow students offer a counter exhibit to an unfortunate event that occurred before this." By Jennifer Y Yao

Supportive Sticky Notes After Law School Vandalism - Tori Anderson, a third-year Law School student, shows her support by adding a sticky note to the portrait of a black Law School professor after black tape was found covering the photos. Anderson said, "This [the post-its] shows the outpouring of support for the faculty. I wish we had a greater and more robust response from the administration and a greater focus on creating, not only community inclusion, but institutional inclusion." By Jennifer Y Yao

Supportive Sticky Notes After Law School Vandalism - A group of Law School students discusses the vandalism on the portraits of black Law School professors in front of the portraits on the first floor of Wasserstein Hall in the afternoon. By Jennifer Y Yao

Supportive Sticky Notes After Law School Vandalism - Law School students and other supporters post sticky notes on the portraits that were vandalized on Thursday morning on the first floor of Wasserstein Hall. By Jennifer Y Yao

Vandalism at the Law School - Photos of black Law School professors were covered by pieces of black tape on Thursday morning at Wasserstein Hall. By Courtesy of Elizabeth R. Tuttle

UC Election Results - Shaiba Rather '17 and Daniel V. Banks '17 embrace upon winning the election for Undergraduate Council President and Vice President. Coming in second place were William A. Greenlaw and William F. Morris IV '17, followed by a third place showing of Nick E. Gajdzik '16-17 and Jeffrey M. Ott '16-17. By Y. Kit Wu

Photos of the Day (11/19/2015)

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