Animals on Campus
Meet President Faust’s Mysterious New Puppy
Everyone loves a good puppy study break. Life at Harvard is stressful, and nothing says relaxation like a small four-legged animal with a wet nose and an unpredictable bladder. No one knows this better than University President Drew G. Faust.
Pet Therapy
Students enjoy the company of bunnies, ducks, pigs, and goats at the pet therapy zoo, an event sponsored by the Harvard Common Spaces Program on Friday afternoon in the Science Center Plaza.
Pet Therapy at Harvard
Harvard Common Spaces held a "Pet Therapy" event on the Science Center Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. Animals present included goats, rabbits, chickens, ducklings, and a pig.
Pet Therapy
J. Ben Westmont plays with bunnies at Harvard's Pet Therapy event on the Science Center Plaza on Wednesday afternoon. Pet Therapy is hosted by the Animal Craze Traveling Farm.
Incubating Ideas
A set of emu eggs are incubated Thursday afternoon at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The eggs are on loan from an emu farm in Gill, MA, to which the chicks will be returned after hatching.
Opening Days
The Class of 2018 arrived in Harvard Yard a week ago for the College's annual Opening Days. The week included social events, academic fairs, and programs designed to help students acclimate to life oncampus. Here are some snapshots of the week.
Brilliant 'Moon'
“Imagine this moment were real,” says Leila, the young girl standing in the middle of the stage who has been trying to retell her story. It’s the middle of a production of David Greig’s chilling play“Yellow Moon,” and up until this point, you had been sure that every previous scene was indeed real—or, at least real in the context of the play’s narrative. But the production of the play directed by Susanna B. Wolk ’14, which ran through Saturday in the Loeb Ex, challenged the very notion that the audience can trust the narrators on stage.
Missing Mr. Snuggles: Coping with Separation From Your Pets
For those of you missing your pets at home, Flyby has a few suggestions for how to cope with the separation.
Kittens and Bunnies and Pigs, Oh My!
Well, it’s a jungle out there. Every Thursday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., the grass outside the Science Center Plaza is gifted with the presence of farm animals.
A Day at the Petting Zoo
Animal Craze provides the petting zoo outside the Science Center as part of Harvard's social space initiative. The petting zoo will be around until Halloween.
Harvard Cracks List of Most Squirrel-Obsessed Colleges
Perhaps the recent uproar caused by the baby squirrel that was claiming backpacks in Kirkland Courtyard made its mark, because Harvard’s been deemed one of the most squirrel-obsessed colleges by the Huffington Post.
'Disgusting Things' and Disappearing Squirrels at Yale, Free Condoms at Penn
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight. With class back up and running in the Ivy League, there's plenty of news—and plenty of gossip. In fact, Yale administrators themselves may be feeding the gossip with their vague references to apparently unsavory events. According to the Yale Daily News's Cross Campus Blog, a recent email from Saybrook College's Master to residents of the College referenced "weird, creepy and (frankly) disgusting things" that had been happening in the laundry room of late. While he didn't specify just what these disgusting things were, he wrote, "I can't imagine why someone would do those things, but it has got to stop." Yalies, you disgust us.
Shel Silverstein Should Not Grow Up
The program for “An Adult Evening With Shel Silverstein,” which ran until August 31, forewarned the audience that the “show is not suitable for children.” This might seem like a surprising disclaimer to accompany the work of an author best known for child-friendly poems, but the play took on a lot, from wild obscenities, to killing horses, matricide, infanticide, and being raped by a bunch of Koreans (we never find out why the Koreans are in the story specifically, but it gets dwelled on).
Baby Squirrel Deals with Attachment Issues
The baby squirrel that has been frequenting Kirkland Courtyard of late does not appear to have made any strides in his development of self-dependency. In addition to continued displays of freakish domestication and unnatural levels of comfort around humans, the baby squirrel is now laying claim to backpacks and does not appear to be leaving any time soon.
Hooking Up at Penn, Shutting Down Cornell Frats, and Losing a Python at Dartmouth
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight.
"At Last" Leaves a Memorable Missive
There were breakups on the left, a besotted duo on the right, and playful friendly interactions behind. The varied relationships reached a climax at one moment in the middle of the production when all nine performers herded the audience into one group and danced around them, chant-like and circular as the lights narrowed on the unsuspecting theatergoers. The message was clear; relationships are all-consuming, emotional, and there’s no way to avoid the glaring reality of love.
Twenty Four Swans
Here’s how the story goes: there was a guy and he wanted swans by the Charles so he asked the ...
How to Make Seniors Live in Old Quincy
The renovations of Old Quincy offered rising upperclassmen everything that administrators could imagine, but Quincy students have made their housing priorities quite clear: P.O.E. (parties over everything). Upperclassmen seem to be more concerned with their ability to host large parties in common spaces than with the new furnishings that enhance and beautify the renovated dorm. Even though Old Quincy has been completely renovated, even seniors don’t really want to live there. With this in mind, is there anything else that the administration can do or offer to entice students to flock to the new Old Quincy? We at Flyby had a few ideas:
"Utopia" Comical, but Musically Limited
The success of “Utopia, Limited” ultimately rested on the Players’ ability to translate and package the satire of Gilbert and Sullivan’s original work. The Players’ rendition of this satire succeeded through their convincing portrayals of characters while remaining immediately relevant.
"That Thing": Light and Funny
Grace S. Sun’s production successfully translates Tom Hanks's popcorn-munching sensibilities and fun in "That Thing You Do!" All of the songs were played live, and it is through these performances that the dynamics of the group and its respective characters really came alive.
In Science Center, Microbiology Class Puts Science On Stage
Microbiology 213: "Social Issues in Biology" delves deeply into the ethical issues that connect biology and medicine to the human experience. Professor Beckwith has taught this class for over 20 years, but this is the first year that the class has produced a theater piece.
In Its 75th Year, LHO Evolves
The Lowell House Opera, the only opera company in New England that has been continuously operating for the past 75 years, works to revamp itself as it celebrates this important anniversary.