Harvard Yard
LS1a Examination
Students pack up their belongings and leave Geological Lecture Hall after taking their Life Sciences 1a final examination. The exam continued as information about the explosives threat came through.
Bomb Squad Units
Boston Police bomb squad units leave Sever Hall after checking the premises for any bomb threats.
A Song of Ice and Snow
The Greater Boston Area experienced heavy snowfall this past weekend. Some inbound and outbound flights were postponed due to the severe weather.
Donning Hats, Capes, and Little Else, Harvard Students Celebrate Primal Scream
At the stroke of midnight, the ordinarily humorless air of Harvard Yard during reading period gave way to the exhilaration of Primal Scream as clothes flew off, towels were flung, and boxers dropped to the ground.
Hello Ladies
One Primal Scream runner "wore" a greeting for his female classmates to the biannual nude race around Harvard Yard.
How to Prepare for Primal Scream
It’s time to get your act together and prepare to show Harvard the goods.
The Mind Behind the Chairs
“I was always thinking, ‘Is there something inexpensive and not too crazy that we can do to make the Yard friendlier for a public school kid from Ohio?’” says Michael R. Van Valkenburgh, Graduate School of Design professor. The consensus answer was to purchase a number of bright Luxembourg chairs and place them throughout the Yard.
Dean Pfister: We Beat Yale—At Herbaria
Harvard will take the field against Yale this weekend in the 130th playing of The Game. The Crimson haven’t won yet, but according to the College’s top administrator, Harvard already has bragging rights over that school in New Haven—not necessarily for talents in football, but for having the biggest university-owned herbarium in the world.
Closing the Gates and Opening the Conversation
Two years out, many former Occupy Harvard participants challenge the notion that Occupy “failed.”
Zipcar, Hubway Cultivate University Partnerships
Since Harvard partnered with car rental provider Zipcar and bike share company Hubway, students increasingly have taken advantage of these companies’ discounted rates for Harvard affiliates, and the companies have added even more benefits over the years.
In Two Rallies, Protesters Oppose Medical School’s 31 Planned Custodial Job Cuts
A Wednesday morning rally at the Medical School’s Longwood campus drew more than 50 people, according to a union employee, while an afternoon rally that began in front of Holyoke Center and turned into a march through Harvard Yard attracted more than 80 protesters.
Marching Through the Yard
Workers, union members, and labor activists march through Harvard Yard on Wednesday afternoon in protest of Harvard Medical School's decision to cut 31 custodial contract jobs. Though the Medical School has cited financial constraints as reasoning behind the cuts, protesters alleged Wednesday that the terminations are unnecessary.
Two Freshman Deans To Depart
Come fall semester, two familiar faces in the Freshman Dean’s Office will no longer be there. Resident deans William Cooper ’94 of Ivy Yard and Jonas V. Clark of Oak Yard are leaving the FDO.
