College News
In Cabot House, Khuranas Reflect on Year Ahead
Cabot House Co-Master Rakesh Khurana will be spending more time in University Hall next fall after he takes the helm of Harvard College, but he and Co-Master Stephanie R. Khurana said that they will run the Quad House much the same as they have for the last three years.
Freshman Formal Ends Early Due to Concerns from Venue Staff
“The Great Gala,” a Great Gatsby-themed party, was scheduled to last from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Seaport Boston Hotel, but hotel staff chose to end the formal at midnight, said Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman ’67.
With McKinlock Renewal On Track, Faust Says River Houses Remain the Priority
As the newly released plans for the Dunster House renewal take shape and construction on Leverett’s McKinlock Hall continues to progress, University President Drew G. Faust said on Tuesday that Harvard’s focus for House Renewal, at least for the time being, remains on the river.
Panelists Discuss the Role of Prayer as a Placebo
Prayer not only offers spiritual benefits, but can also function as a placebo and provide physical advantages, professors said at a panel Tuesday afternoon entitled “Placebo and Prayer: Why Prayer Practice May Help Heal.”
Friends Remember Angela Mathew as Energetic Debater, Magnetic Personality
If there was a student who could master the art of balancing courses, extracurriculars, and a social life better than the rest, it was Angela R. Mathew ’15, her friends remember.
Harvard Remembers Angela Mathew '15
Angela Mathew '15 died in a car accident on Feb. 10 on the New Jersey Turnpike while returning to campus from a mock trial competition in Virginia. Gatherings were held across the College in honor of Mathew on Monday night.
UC Votes in Support of Honor Code Draft
Representatives from the Undergraduate Council voted in favor of a revised version of the honor code at the group’s weekly meeting Sunday night, despite concerns that the Council’s legislation failed to address lingering questions about the formation of an honor board.
Undergraduate Killed in N.J. Traffic Accident Monday Morning
One College student died and three others were injured in a traffic accident on the New Jersey Turnpike early Monday morning while returning from a mock trial competition in Virginia.
Kirkland House Celebrates 100th Year, JCR Renamed
The ceremony, which took place Friday night in the house’s junior common room, also marked the renaming of the room as the Finnegan Family JCR in honor of Paul J. Finnegan ’75, a former Kirkland resident, prominent University donor, and current member of the Harvard Corporation.
Donning Wig and High Heels, Neil Patrick Harris Crowned 2014 Man of the Year
Taking a break from rehearsing his role as a transgender singer in the upcoming Broadway musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” the 2014 Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Man of the Year accepted the Pudding Pot on Friday night and became the first openly gay man to receive the award.
Harvard Among Schools Providing Unclear Financial Aid Instructions, Congressional Committee Alleges
Harvard, along with 110 other institutions of higher education, may be illegally misleading prospective students by providing unclear financial aid instructions, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigation.
Alumnus Jumps to His Death from William James Hall
The incident is “not considered to be foul play or a suspicious death,” according to MaryBeth Long, a spokesperson for the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office. She clarified that the case is no longer a criminal matter in a phone interview.
Harvard Thinks Big About Drugs, Brains, and Hip-Hop
Students listened to six Harvard professors give short lectures on a variety of academic topics in Sanders Theatre on Wednesday evening.
Students Raise Concerns About Their Involvement in Honor Board, Honor Code Approval Process
In a series of student feedback meetings over the last week about what may become the College’s first-ever honor code, undergraduates raised concerns about their involvement in the approval process of the honor code and the judiciary board it would create.
Honor Code Meeting
The Academic Integrity Committee came together in Straus Hall's Common Room one last time Tuesday night to give students the opportunity to discuss and provide feedback on the newly drafted Honor Code.
