College Life
Coming Back
Students who have gone home for mental health reasons say they came back to Harvard with a new approach to addressing the difficulties of campus life.
Federal Recommendations May Be in Tension with Harvard’s Handling of Sexual Assault
The newly released recommendations could conflict with Harvard's current evidence standards, choice of Title IX coordinators, and the extent of student involvement in the reevaluation of University policies.
Getting Better
Taking a leave of absence for mental health reasons forces students to deal with new health care providers, a job, and loneliness, but those who have gone through it often said they were better for doing so.
During Visitas, Student Groups Stage Demonstrations on Race, Sexual Assault
In efforts to raise awareness about campus issues, representatives from The Diversity Report and Our Harvard Can Do Better staged demonstrations for admitted students.
Sign Language Referendum Passes Easily Amid Low Voter Turnout
The Council must vote on legislation to take an official stance on the subject since voter participation was well below 50 percent of the total number of undergraduates.
HRO Rehearsal
Members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra gather in Sanders in April for rehearsal in preparation for "Verdi's Requiem."
1285 Prefrosh To Descend Upon Cambridge This Weekend
Some students said that because of the late timing of Visitas, they will have already decided where they will attend college before the visit weekend.
8 Prescott Will Serve as House Master Swing Housing
The Victorian house will be converted into temporary lodgings for the house masters whose residences are scheduled to undergo renovation during the House Renewal process.
Finishing What they Started, Harvard Runners Lace Up for Marathon Monday
Of the 36,000 runners racing this year’s Boston Marathon on Monday, more than two dozen will come from Harvard, either as qualifying runners or through the Harvard College Marathon Challenge.
Harvard 'Pride' Expands From Week to Month
The Office of BGLTQ Student Life, in partnership with other campus organizations, has expanded Harvard’s Pride Week into Pride Month in order to increase its thematic scope and impact on students.
Low Voter Turnout in Coop Elections is Concerning but Familiar
With a week left until the end of elections for the Harvard Coop’s board of directors on April 24, candidates and Coop management remain uncertain whether enough members will ultimately vote in the elections.
With Pressures from Administration, InstaNomz Closes Doors
After a conflict with the Office of Student Life, the student founders of the food delivery start-up will seek to expand their business to other schools.
UC To Ask College To Pay for Summer Storage in Renovated Houses
The Undergraduate Council called on College administrators to cover summer storage costs for students during their weekly meeting.
Students Praise Monáe’s Yardfest Performance
Monáe’s headlining performance addressed diversity at Harvard and elicited praise, particularly in the wake of last year’s controversial artist selection.
Yardfest 2014
Janelle Monae performs “Dance Apocalyptic” from her 2013 Electric Lady album at Yardfest, the College's annual spring concert held in Tercentenary Theater on Sunday evening.
