Front Feature
50 Years Ago, Cambridge Mourned a 'Son of Harvard'
The news of the President’s death was a crushing blow to a campus that felt a unique kinship with the young leader.
Restaurants, Offices in Former Holyoke Center Face Uncertain Future
Restaurant owners in the former Holyoke Center said the University gave them little notice of its plans to overhaul the building at the center of the Square, but said they still hope to be part of the site’s future after part of the building becomes a new campus center.
Gore Vidal’s Multimillion Dollar Gift to the University Challenged by Half-Sister
After Vidal changed his will in the final year of his life to bequeath the entirety of his fortune to the University, his half-sister Nina Straight is now challenging the will.
War of the Words
This past April, language preservation activist Daniel Pedro Mateo was found dead near his home village in Guatemala. While the reasons are unknown, his story still speaks to the political potency minority languages can have as strongholds against assimilation.
Men's Basketball Outlasts Holy Cross for Season-opening Win
BOSTON—After losing its lead for the first time since the half with just under six minutes to play, the Harvard men’s basketball team fought back and clinched its first win of the season under the lights of TD Garden.
Football Dominates Columbia, 34-0
The Harvard football team's offense eventually slowed, but the Crimson still breezed by Columbia.
Same Story, New Book: Repackaging Humanities at Harvard
Recently, national news outlets have declared a crisis of the humanities. But at Harvard, the plot gets more complicated. The challenges facing Harvard's humanities necessitate changes to course offerings far more than the core of the humanistic enterprise.
Walsh Edges Connolly in Boston Mayoral Race
State Representative Martin J. Walsh, a Dorchester Democrat, won a hotly contested race to replace outgoing Mayor Thomas M. Menino Tuesday night, edging out fellow progressive Democrat and Boston City Councillor at-large John R. Connolly ’95.
Mobilizing the Harvard Student Vote
In the last decade, Harvard students have turned out for elections of national importance but have neglected those at the city level. In Tuesday's Cambridge City Council election, 'Get Out the Vote' efforts push for student voice.
Interactive Feature: The 2013 Cambridge City Council Election
When Cambridge voters head to the polls on Tuesday, they'll pick from among 25 candidates, all of whom have different ideas about how best to negotiate University relations, fight crime and promote safety, interact with the environment, legislate housing, and foster Square business in the city.
Football Beats Dartmouth in Final Minute, 24-21
Walk-on kicker Andrew Flesher redeemed himself against Dartmouth Saturday, kicking the game-winner with less than a minute left.
City Council Candidates Grapple with Changing Face of Square Business
Many City Council candidates have continued to emphasize that Cambridge must work to preserve the eclectic flavor that makes Harvard Square so unique.
Art Therapy
The arts have collectively provided Harvard students with an outlet for creative self-expression, allowing them to explore issues of mental health in safe spaces and with freedom of expression. One campus artist who has utilized art to generate discussion about mental health, Bex H. Kwan ’14, sees the two as inseparable: “What is art not on mental health issues?”
The Housing Puzzle
While all the City Council candidates interviewed by The Crimson agreed that rental rates in Cambridge are exceedingly high and that the housing stock needs to increase, they clashed over where and how to implement changes.
Second Email Privacy Policy Task Force Meeting Draws Few Attendees
The second of two open meetings for the University’s electronic communication policy task force drew few attendees and fewer comments for the task force’s leader, Harvard Law School professor David J. Barron ’89.
Still a Man's World?
“The essence of a conductor’s profession is strength. The essence of a woman is weakness,” said Yuri Temirkanov, former music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As women’s representation in many fields increases, classical music lags further and further behind, both in the wider music community and at Harvard itself.
Menino Will Not Work for Harvard after Serving as Mayor
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino will not be accepting offers of employment from Harvard University after he leaves office, Menino spokesperson Dot Joyce told The Crimson on Tuesday.
Three Students Attend Dean of the College Search Discussion in Pfoho
Despite the low turnout, the event featured an inclusive discussion on topics ranging from the role of the search committee to the ideal background of the new dean.
Multimedia Feature: Controversial Collecting in Harvard's Museums
With pieces from around the world in their collections, Harvard's museums negotiate what artifacts they rightfully hold and should put on display.
The Best Team You've Never Gone to Watch
Currently, five players on the Olympics-headed national women's ice hockey team are either current or former members of the Harvard team. The Harvard women’s hockey team is one of the most successful teams on campus but struggles to maintain fan attendance levels.
SEAS To Offer New Two-Year Master's Degree
The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences announced on Friday that it will offer a two-year Master of Engineering in the field beginning in fall 2014.
City Council Hopefuls Examine Safety Within Cambridge
With the Cambridge City Council election just less than four weeks away, candidates reflected in interviews with Crimson reporters last week on what can be done to address the issues of safety and crime in the city.
The Silent Studios
Six years after its opening, the SOCH recording studio has fallen into disuse. Despite its goal of unifying campus musicians, the musical community at Harvard is as incohesive as it was when the space first opened. What happened to the studio and the vision that inspired it?
The Weekly Roundup: Government Shutdown, edX, Spielberg
The Weekly Roundup 10/5/13: Science and Cooking public lectures continue to draw large crowds; edX announces its certificate of achievment, JFK Jr. Forum discusses the government shutdown, six celebrities are awarded the W.E.B. du Bois medal, and Dunkin' Donuts is staying open.