Conversations
The New Student Athlete
LAN parties are eSports-centered gatherings, in festive settings, where players set up a local network, connect with one another, and then compete.
Turning Tricks: Harvard's Magic Society
Try talking over the sound of 10 stacks of cards being expertly shuffled around a cozy Sever conference room: This is the frequent struggle of the Harvard Magic Society during their weekly meetings. The small club is composed of about 10 members who fit comfortably at a round table, where they discuss, learn, and perform the ancient art of magic.
Living with Landry's
“They’re writing about you?” one friend asks incredulously as she pulls up a chair. “Yeah, about how much of a burden I am on my friends,” Michael J. Landry ’15-’16 answers sarcastically.
Time to Dance
Professional-level student dancers are a rare breed. The time, coordination, and dedication demanded by dance makes it nearly impossible to simultaneously maintain a full academic schedule and a professional ballet career. Many students find it debilitating to balance the two pursuits.
Niche Stores in Harvard Square
Honeycombs, 3D puzzles, and ghost chili pepper: A student (or curious tourist) can find all of these niche products on Mass. Ave.
Tutor, Journalist, or Grad Student?
I meet Scott Poulson-Bryant in Kirkland dining hall as he’s finishing up lunch with a couple of students. He lingers for a few seconds, offering his final words to the conversation before directing his attention to me.
A Day in the Life of Mark Mauriello
Mark J. Mauriello '15 splits his days between school, theater rehearsal, and The Donkey Show: a wild, Midsummer Night's Dream-inspired interactive musical. Here is glimpse into a typical Saturday in Mauriello's life.
The Way Out
Mauriello leaves the Oberon to head home to Kirkland House. Along the way, he will run into his roommates and meet them for a late-night snack.
The Final Push
“It’s like getting shot out of a cannon. We’re going, going, going, and then the first show’s over.” Cast members parade around the club during the second performance of "The Donk."
Between Shows
“I get to spend my Friday nights with my Harvard friends and Saturday night with my Donk friends. Or both.”
Becoming Puck
Mauriello paints his nails green while transforming into Doctor Wheelgood, a Puck-inspired, drug-dealing matchmaker in The Donkey Show.
Family Strife
Mauriello yells at Elizabeth Leimkuhler '15 during rehearsal for "Little Murders" in which he plays her wife and she his husband.
5 Questions With Dario Guerrero-Meneses
Dario Guerrero-Meneses ’15-’16, who came to the United States from Mexico when he was two and a half, recently wrote an op-ed for The Washington Post titled: “I told Harvard I was an undocumented immigrant. They gave me a full scholarship.” FM had the opportunity to chat with Guerrero-Meneses about his story, the article, and the response.
Hey Professor!
The Minerva School, an ambitious education project whose founder Ben Nelson described as “the first elite American university to be launched in a century,” opened to students this fall. With an advisory board that includes former Harvard University president Lawrence H. Summers, the school live-streams immersive seminars to students—capped at 19 per class—for $10,000 a year. Instructional methods are based on cognitive learning research conducted by former Harvard Psychology professor Stephen M. Kosslyn, who joins Minerva as Founding Dean. Students live in San Francisco during their first year, then move together to different cities around the world for each of the following six semesters. FM sat down with the Kennedy School’s Paul E. Peterson, Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance, who analyzed the Minerva program.
A Day in the Life: Mark Mauriello
It’s a typical Saturday night for Mauriello, one of the stars of Diane Paulus’s “The Donkey Show.” It starts at the American Repertory Theater’s Oberon stage and ends, like Saturday nights at Harvard often do, with a Felipe's run.
You're Researching What?
With so many academics and researchers around Harvard, eclectic topics are bound to emerge. Here are some of FM’s favorites.
Reel Talk: VES Edition
Harvard’s Department of Visual and Environmental Studies is home to some of the most creative minds in film, fine arts, and environmental studies. FM caught up with two VES faculty members—Dan J. Rowe, a teaching assistant, and Ruth S. Lingford, director of undergraduate studies in the department—to hear about their favorite films.