‘People Like Free Stuff’: Harvard Explores New Perks To Convince Students To Fill Out Surveys

Harvard College’s Dean of Students Office is looking for new ways to convince students to fill out its residential life and freshman experience surveys — adding “I Surveyed!” stickers to a list of incentives that already includes raffles, special study breaks, and House merchandise.

Harvard Square Offers Treats for Students and Shoppers on Halloween

Harvard Square haunts will come alive with costume contests, themed menus, and discounts this Friday night as local businesses celebrate Halloween.

Freshmen Taste-Test the Iconic Flavors of Harvard Square at Queen’s Head Pub Event Series

More than 100 first-year students have gathered every Tuesday to sample food and vote for their favorite Harvard Square restaurants at the Dean of Students Office’s premiere event, Taste of Harvard Square.

Cone and Get It: Students and Cambridge Residents Head to Ben & Jerry’s for Free Cone Day

Thousands of Harvard students and Cambridge residents flocked to the Ben & Jerry’s Harvard Square location for a free scoop of the Vermont ice cream as a part of the company’s nation-wide Free Cone Day on Tuesday.

Fun and Funds: Datamatch Participants Find Love, Despite Budget Cut

Roughly 2,700 Harvard undergraduates filled out Datamatch’s survey to get paired for dates on the platform's dime. Some found friendship and free food — and others were left waiting for their would-be dates to match them back.

A Sweet Saturday in Cambridge: Harvard Square Chocolate Festival Attracts Hordes

Harvard students and Cambridge residents flooded Harvard Square to sample free treats at the Chocolate Tasting Event Saturday, part of the weekend’s 11th Annual Taste of Chocolate Festival.

Blue Bottle Coffee Waffle

Chocolate Tasting

Chocolate samples abound at the 10th Annual Taste of Chocolate Weekend hosted by Harvard Square businesses.

Classroom to Table

Grafton Street is one of the restaurants eligible for Classroom to Table funding.

Free Cone Day

Students line up for an ice cream cone at the Garage's Ben & Jerry's on Tuesday afternoon, which served free ice cream as part of Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day 2017.

Forward Thinking: Connecting Food and Friendship

What seemed like a surefire scam was actually Grant W. Burgess’s startup, Forward, founded in June 2016.

Berryline

Frozen yogurt at Berryline is one of the options for subsidized dates offered by Datamatch.

Breakfast with Divest

Members of Divest Harvard pass out cider and donuts and discuss fossil fuel divestment with students on the steps of Memorial Church Wednesday morning.

HUDS Dishes Pasta

Harvard University Dining Services provides food at the Student Involvement Fair on Friday afternoon.

Good Degree, Better Food: Best Harvard Concentrations

As Advising Fortnight draws to a close, students and faculty alike vie for the attention of freshmen at various concentration events. Of course, the best way to to get college students to like you or to sign up for your stuff is to shower them with free things. So, for the overwhelmed freshmen trying to choose a concentration, Flyby has a foolproof way to narrow down your choices: It all comes down to food.

IHOP prepares for National Pancake Day

IHOP prepares to give out free pancakes to customers to commemorate National Pancake Day on Tuesday.

Kickoff on Science Center Plaza

Verity Baldwin, 3 years old, enjoys a s'more at the kickoff event Monday for the Science Center plaza skating rink. The event was open to the public.

Students Gather for Harvard Skate Kickoff

Students and other passersby gather at the kickoff of the Science Center plaza skating rink. The event featured student figure skaters as well as free s'mores and hot chocolate.

Scene and Heard: Food During Finals

​Finals period is coming, and with it, the need for non-HUDS food is stronger than ever before. To help you through Harvard’s hell week, FM has compiled a list of ways to get a satisfying—and cheap—culinary fix.

PSA: National Cookie Day Specials

Tomorrow is National Cookie Day.

Free Waffles

Steven Kunis '17 and Kathryn J. Gunderson '17 enjoy free waffles as part of Zinneken's four-year anniversary event on Tuesday evening. The shop made 800 waffles in preparation for the event, according to a representative.

Zinneken's

People line up inside Zinneken's as it celebrates its fourth anniversary with a free waffle promotion on Tuesday evening.

PSA: Free Zinneken's Waffles Today!

Today from 8 to 11 p.m., Zinneken's will be giving out free waffles in celebration of turning four years old!

This Week at Harvard: July 6 to July 12

We know that coming back to work after a weekend filled with stars, stripes, and BBQ will be inevitably difficult.

Toasties

Henry Li ‘16 prepares a toasted sandwich for delivery on Monday night; students who texted members of the Harvard Ichthus, the student journal of Christian thought and expression with questions about Christianity received toasted sandwiches.