College Life
Harvard Students Turn to BlueBikes Amid Record Ridership in Cambridge
Now, students are turning in increasing numbers to BlueBikes, a bicycle sharing system that operates in the Boston metropolitan area, to get around.
Tindal Lays Out Vision as New Museums Director, Addresses Recent Controversies
Brenda D. Tindal, the new executive director of the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture, shared her vision for the HMSC and her passion for museums, community engagement, and civic dialogue during a virtual fireside chat Tuesday evening.
Blue Bottle Reopening
Students are anxiously awaiting the reopening of Blue Bottle Coffee Company next month.
UC Proceeds with Club Q-Guide, Passes Financial Accountability Reform
The Undergraduate Council passed legislation to launch a Q-Guide for student organizations at the College and began the voting process to improve its financial accountability.
Some Online Learning Persists After Fall Return to Campus
While fall 2021 has largely marked a return to the in-person classroom, some classes have continued to operate partially or fully online this semester.
‘Resilience and Renaissance’: Marathon Returns to Boston, Challenges Harvard Runners
Harvard affiliates made a triumphant return to the streets of Boston Monday as they competed in the 125th running of the Boston Marathon and the first to take place in person since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
UC Establishes New Caucuses, Pilots “Dean’s Dinners” Program
The Harvard Undergraduate Council voted to establish caucuses for Afro-Latinx and Indigeneous students and to pilot a new “Dean’s Dinners” program with Dean of Students Katherine G. O’Dair.
Ed Portal Panelists Discuss Monuments’ Past and Future
Boston and Cambridge-area arts professionals discussed the ability of new kinds of monuments to “contribute to the formation of a positive collective identity” at a Harvard Ed Portal panel on Tuesday.
Class Marshals
The First Marshal for the Harvard Class of 2022, Menatallah “Menat” N. Bahnasy '22.
Cadence Testing Change
In an email on Tuesday afternoon, Harvard College announced the testing cadence for vaccinated students will shift to twice a week.
UC Pushes For FAS Free Speech Rules Review, Funds Late-Night Transportation Program
The Undergraduate Council passed legislation to establish a social inclusion grant for College students, propose that faculty review Harvard’s guidelines on free speech, and to fund a late-night transportation program at a meeting on Sunday evening.
DSO Talks Common Space Reopenings, Equity Goals
Administrators at the Dean of Students Office said in a Friday interview they were working toward easing the transition from remote learning to in-person instruction for students, as well as opening up common spaces for undergraduate use.
Athletics to Require Proof of Vaccination, Negative Test for Spectators at Indoor Home Contests
Attendees of all indoor athletic events will have to present proof of full vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test beginning Oct. 15, according to a new policy set by Harvard Athletics.
Khurana Says College Committed to Maintaining In-Person Instruction, Residential Life
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana said safely maintaining in-person instruction and dining are the College’s top priorities this semester in a Wednesday interview.
A ‘Bummer’: Students Frustrated by Closed Campus Spaces, Reduced Hours
Most of Harvard’s popular cafés — including Barker, Bauer, Cabot, Gato Rojo, and Lamont — and House Grilles at Dunster, Eliot, Pforzheimer, Quincy, and Winthrop Houses are temporarily closed.
Harvard Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Latinx organizations and House committees are hosting events on campus including movie nights, dance outings, and food tastings to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
UC Establishes New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Creates BlueBikes Subsidies
The 40th Harvard College Undergraduate Council convened for the first time Sunday to pass legislation to establish a new Select Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, fund a partnership with BlueBikes, and reintroduce its book fund.
‘An Uphill Climb’: Square Businesses Grapple with Staffing Shortages
Amid a national shortage in restaurant workers, Harvard Square businesses have been inundated with customers, causing stores to reduce their hours and discontinue online ordering as lines stretch out of their doors.
Bee Club Buzzes into Former Café Pamplona Location
The all-female Bee Club has its own clubhouse once again, thanks to a $2.2 million purchase of the building that formerly housed Café Pamplona by the club’s president, a College junior.
FAS Committee to Announce Future Course Registration Proposal in December
The Committee on Course Registration announced Wednesday that it will reveal its proposal for the College’s future course registration model in December, which could spell the end of the current shopping week system.
Yard Closure
Harvard security guards stop those passing through the North Gate of Harvard Yard to ask for Harvard identification in order to enter.
University Temporarily Restricts Access to Harvard Yard
The University is closing Harvard Yard to the public every evening through mid-October, requiring affiliates entering the Yard to show their Harvard ID to security guards between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m., during which only Johnston, Thayer, Widener, and Solomon Gates are open.
After Undergrads Rally for Shopping Week, Teaching Fellows Reiterate Job Uncertainty Concerns
Earlier this month, a petition gained more than 1,300 signatures in support of shopping week, the system in which students browse courses the first week of class prior to registering. Students rallied to preserve shopping week last Tuesday, marking the first day of voting in the referendum.
Classroom Protocols Effective at Preventing Covid-19 Transmission, HUHS Says
The positivity rate for Covid-19 on Harvard’s campus dropped to 0.16 percent over the past week, and the University said it has yet to identify a positive case caused by transmission in the classroom.
Students Weigh Return to Campus Social Life As Pandemic Rages On
While some students said they are eager to have the social life they envisioned before the pandemic’s onset, others are treading carefully, according to interviews with more than a dozen undergraduates.