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Talking Under the Trees
Andrew Richardson, an assistant professor of organismic and evolutionary biology, and Donald H. Pfister, a systematic biology professor, created a course trailer to promote their class Science of Living Systems 25: "Trees, Forests, and Global Change."
Soft and Lonely
As the fall semester of 2012 comes to a close, many Harvard students leave campus to return home, leaving Harvard Yard quiet and lonely. The last day for finals is Friday December 21, 2012.
Owl in the Yard
This lonely owl perches itself on a tree branch near Widener Library on Tuesday afternoon— providing a rare occasion for busy students, tourists, and an observant tipster.
Harvard: Complicit in Promoting Communism?
Harvard University—center of truth, knowledge, and communism? It seems Bloomberg News has finally caught on to the trend. A Nov. 9 article entitled "Harvard-Trained Communists Vie for Power as Party Gathers" describes a series of executive training programs at Harvard's Kennedy School in which many of the world's leading communists have participated. While Bloomberg focused on Kennedy School graduates such as Li Yuanchao, Chen Deming,and Bo Guagua (all of whom are associated with the communist party elite) we at Flyby are surprised they didn't pick up on some other more obvious communist tendencies right at the university's center. Herewith, a closer look at what might have given Harvard away as a breeding ground for communism. While Bloomberg focused on Kennedy School graduates such as Li Yuanchao,Chen Deming, Bo Guagua (all of whom are associated with thecommunist party elite) we at Flyby are surprised they didn't pick up on someother more obvious communist tendencies right at the university's center.Herewith, a closer look at what might have given Harvard away as a breedingground for communism.
Tipsters Explain a Very Green John Harvard
Thanks to our readers, the mystery of the green John Harvard has been solved (kind of). While one tipster wondered, ...
John Harvard Has Been Painted Green!
Something clearly went down last night (or early this morning), because the John Harvard staute is covered in copious amounts ...
Freshmen Strut the Runway in Halloween Catwalk
The John Harvard statue uprooted himself from his normal spot outside University Hall on Friday to strut down a table-top runway in Annenberg during the annual Halloween Costume Catwalk. At the end of the runway, the statue, a freshman sporting a bronzed face and gray suit, returned to his “chair,” placed in front of the judge’s table. Then, Matthew T. Barber '16, one of the event’s emcees, placed his foot on John Harvard’s knee to mimic the late-night tradition of urinating on the University’s namesake.
Two New Ghost Tour Companies Swoop into Cambridge
Harvard is haunted. Or at least, that’s what two separate companies claim in their guided ghost tours of Harvard’s campus.
What Not to Miss this Parents Weekend
You can recognize them by the crimson buttons proudly displayed on their chests—parents have been flooding into the yard since early Friday morning. Freshman Parents Weekend is finally here. Many students may rejoice at the opportunity of spending some time with their parents, from whom they parted two long months ago. But for others, Parents Weekend signals a last minute room cleaning session and a low-key Friday night. Despite the rich compilation of events designed by the Office of Student Life, it might be hard to choose what to do. Here are five things freshmen and parents should not miss.
John Harvard, Late Nights at Lamont, and Condom Delivieries
Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.
