Thursday morning, Harvard Yard came to life with animal costumes, vibrant posters, and a cacophony of chanting from students representing each of the College’s 12 Houses for Housing Day – an annual tradition where upperclassmen welcome freshmen into their assigned Houses. Freshmen are randomly sorted and receive their assignments when enthusiastic upperclassmen burst into their dorms with House gear, signs, and lots of excitement.
Director of film conservation Haden Guest offers The Harvard Crimson a behind-the-scenes tour of the Harvard Film Archive (HFA). The HFA is one of the nation’s largest university-based film collections and Guest’s expertise brings to life the work that keeps global cinematic history alive.
Hasty Pudding Theatricals kept tradition alive with a week of festivities honoring Jon Hamm and Cynthia Erivo as the 2025 Man and Woman of the Year, kicking off the start of their 176th production season.
The Crimson looks back at some of the key moments captured by Crimson photojournalists from the past year on Harvard’s campus.