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Words of Wisdom

By Tarik Adnan Moon September 03, 2013

Erin D. Drake '14 delivers the Student Salutation at the fifth annual Freshman Convocation on Monday. Drake spoke of her own experiences during her first year, advising freshmen that their goals and plans would likely change during their time at Harvard.

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Harvard Today: Sept. 3, 2013

By Amy L. Weiss-Meyer September 03, 2013

It may be Day 1 of the Fall 2013 semester, but it’s not Monday. All classes that normally meet on Tuesdays will meet today. If you need a break, treat yourself to an early afternoon trip to the Farmer’s Market for a demonstration by Joanne B. Chang '91 of Flour Bakery.

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Faust Speaks

By Tarik Adnan Moon September 03, 2013

In her annual Convocation Address, Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust advises the Class of 2017 to learn from their peers and take lessons from their failures.

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Packed House

By Tarik Adnan Moon September 03, 2013

Freshmen, seated with fellow residents of their freshman dorms, watch as Dean Michael D. Smith delivers an address to the crowd in Sanders Theatre.

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Kumba Singers

By Tarik Adnan Moon September 03, 2013

The Kuumba Singers, a campus a capella group, performs “Kuumba Standard” as a choral interlude during the scheduled program.

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Administrator’s Inadvertent Reply-All Reveals Student’s Self-Reported Financial Aid Status

By Madeline R. Conway June 25, 2013

A student’s self-reported financial aid status was made public to the student body Monday when a College administrator inadvertently replied-all to the student’s email inquiring about Pre-Term Planning.

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The Entryway Reimagined

By Elizabeth S. Auritt May 30, 2013

Changes to the spatial arrangement of the Houses may also dramatically change the way students use these spaces.

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By Robert F Worley May 30, 2013

As students develop communities around extracurriculars and House life, departments must come up with creative ways to establish camaraderie around shared academic interests.

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By Christine E Mansour May 30, 2013

Some students say that the dearth of private common rooms in Old Quincy, the first building to undergo renovation under House renewal, does not allow them to socialize on their own terms.

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By Matt O. Ricotta May 30, 2013

As Harvard undertakes extensive renovations on its undergraduate Houses, spatial changes intended to improve the quality of physical accommodations have the potential to alter the way students interact with their community.

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By Dennis A. Sun May 30, 2013

In the shadow of Occupy Harvard, new strategies of student activism have emerged that are at once informed by Occupy and reactions to the past movement's shortcomings.

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By Jennifer Y Yao May 30, 2013

When students leave campus to go home due to mental health reasons, they are faced with a complex and stressful web of procedures and difficult choices which at times are beyond their control.

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A Freshman Drinking Problem

By Madeline R. Conway May 30, 2013

Limited by the fact that administrators cannot police an illegal activity like underage drinking, many say Harvard has yet to find a solution to the freshman drinking problem.