Harvard’s Student Activities Pool Doubles to $2.7 Million After Fee Becomes Mandatory

Harvard College will spend around $2.3 million on student groups, House Committees, and campus-wide programming this year — nearly double last year’s budget — after raising the Student Activities Fee by $250.

Free Laundry Arrives at Harvard College, But With Early Technical Issues

After Harvard College announced that laundry would be free for all undergraduates starting in the spring semester, some students said washing machines in their dorms were breaking down or charging them for loads — even after laundry was supposed to be free.

Adams Partners With HSA For Free Laundry After Machines Break Down

Harvard Student Agencies gained a new customer for its wash-and-fold laundry services: Adams House residents.

Harvard College Laundry Prices Increase by 25 Cents

Harvard College students will pay an extra 25 cents per load of laundry this semester, at $1.75 a cycle. The price increase comes as the College replaced Crimson Cash laundry payment — operated through students’ Harvard IDs — with a mobile app.

Harvard Students Will Switch to New Payment Systems for Laundry, Printing With End of Crimson Cash in Sight

As Harvard phases out Crimson Cash, students will need to use new online payment portals for laundry, printing, and student grilles starting by June 30, when the program will be fully retired.

HUA Passes Laundry and Ping Pong Initiatives at General Meeting

The Harvard Undergraduate Association passed proposals to fund an Affordable Laundry Initiative and restock ping pong balls at tables around campus during its general meeting Tuesday evening.

Harvard Undergraduate Association Discusses Campus Accessibility and Security at General Meeting

The Harvard Undergraduate Association discussed ongoing initiatives and reviewed funding for a campus-wide laundry accessibility project at its general meeting Sunday.

UC Funds MBTA Tickets and Free Detergent Program

The Undergraduate Council passed legislation establishing a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority subsidy program and providing free laundry detergent to College students during a Sunday meeting.

Laundry

Many students use this laundry facility, located in the basement of Canaday Hall.

Over Weekend, Crimson Cash Goes Down Across Campus

As Harvard students sought to use laundry and vending machines across campus this past weekend, they were met with a surprise: Crimson Cash use was disabled.

How to Get Your Life Together for Parents' Weekend

Why Harvard is Better than Yale: A Quick Guide

As we approach Thanksgiving – and Harvard’s inevitable seventh consecutive win against Yale in the Harvard-Yale football game – it seems like a good time to reflect upon a few other reasons why we’re grateful not to have to spend four years in New Haven.

A Practical Guide to Life at Harvard: Part II – Help, My Pants Don’t Fit!

Far away from the comforts of home, many of us are flabbergasted when confronted with the basic requirements of acting (and looking) like civilized human beings. This guide will serve as a roadmap to navigating the challenges of taking care of yourself in Cambridge.

Take Care of Your Laundry: A Rant

Believe me, I am grateful that no one has defecated on Harvard laundry, but I’ve suddenly realized that I have no laundry to be soiled because it turns out Harvard students do not know how to properly use laundry machines at all.

Campus Currencies: A Detailed Breakdown

I’ve spent time recently in Lamont Cafe, Annenberg, and Pennypacker basement, despite not being a freshman (extenuating circumstances for each, I swear!), and I’ve overheard way too many conversations to this effect: “Did you know Harvard gives us money to buy burritos??” “I heard that, but I want to save money to do laundry…” Actually, that's not quite how it works. Here’s a detailed breakdown of our campus currencies—not that we should need it, but we evidently do.

'Cheap' Computers of 1984: About $2,000

Every week, The Crimson publishes a selection of articles that were printed in our pages in years past.

Well I’m Not Dumb But I Can’t Understand: ‘Lola’ Confuses

Edie Meidav’s “Lola, California” is a veritable epic of a novel, in which one word will never suffice when a paragraph can be written, and any omission is a deathly oversight.

LaundryView Service Now Available

You may be pleased to know that LaundryView, the laundry service that was being installed last semester, is now available in all Houses and freshman dorms.

Say Goodbye to Laundry Room Woes

We’ve all been there. After carrying a hamper full of clothes all the way to the laundry room, you discover that all machines are full. What to do then? Loiter around until one of the machines finishes, or lug your clothes back at a later time—and possibly face the same situation again? Well, Quincy House administrators are in the process of implementing a system that may eliminate this dilemma forever.