Joule P. Voelz
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This is CS50, Too
A course. A cult. A cornucopia of nerd delights. And yet, from a veritable kaleidoscope of differing levels of computer science background, one whole.
Water Pressure, Nutella, and Condoms for All: Class of 2018 Runs for the UC
As Gandhi once said, “If you want to change the world, start by getting Nutella for the dhalls.”
Only 66 Percent of Harvard Graduates Make the World a Better Place
Wait, management consulting may not be the most meaningful job in the world?!
Can You Guess Which of These Harvard Course Titles Are Real?
Most students will graduate Harvard with a transcript of courses with titles that seem academic, or at least vaguely recognizable. After all, who would argue with “Virology 307: Genetics and Biochemistry of Prokaryotic Transposable Elements and Yeast Meiotic Chromosome Metabolism”? Certainly no employer that we know of.
Learn How to Pronounce "Pfister" and More in this Harvard Pronunciation Guide
Hooked On Phonics was a long time ago for most of us, and to be honest there are a few people and places that even current Harvard students can’t pronounce. Luckily, you have this guide to help you navigate the perils of phonetics!
Tiny Crossbows, Silly String Lava War, and 2am Topology: Crashing MIT Campus Preview Weekend
Even the most seasoned Harvard partiers need a break from Mount Auburn Street once in a while. Here’s your guide to an unconventional--and surprisingly educational--three days at the trade school down the road.
Dueling Tampons, Elevator Sex, Easy A’s, and Yalies Who Don’t Know How to Feed Themselves
The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight (and other schools too).
New Kirkland Housing Videos Use PowerPoint, Aren't Offensive
Not all housing day videos are created equal. After Kirkland’s Housing Committee took down several of their Beyoncé-themed 2014 Housing Day videos due to inappropriate material, upperclassmen turned in a different aesthetic direction to give the Class of 2017 an idea of what they can expect should they be placed in Kirkland come next Thursday.
Obama Is Coming to Harvard (Square)!
Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, President Obama will be in town for the afternoon to attend a "DNC Roundtable" at 4:50 p.m. at the Charles Hotel in Harvard Square. According to Boston Magazine, the event will have 25 attendees, each of whom have donated up to $32,400 to the Democratic Party.
"IVY" Previews Bring a Thoughtful, Artistic Perspective to Harvard Student Life
“Most of what we do is fulfill other people’s expectations. You just have to meet them, and you win,” muses a young, female voice. “When what you expect of yourself changes, that’s when things get tricky.”
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Skip Ros vs IVY
"Absent" has Skip Ros ‘17, so everyone else is irrelevant.
CS50 Winklevoss
""Over the years I sort of realized that I could reach out to our friends at Facebook and Google and college friends of mine who were in tech companies,' Malan says."
CS50 Kimye
"With a workload rating averaging a solid 4.0 on the Q Guide, and a difficulty at nearly that mark, CS50 is far from a cakewalk."
CS50 Vacuum
"For some students, and most staff, CS50 is not just a course but a lifestyle and community."
CS50 Llamas
"But the stardom and spectacle certainly aren’t limited to the celebritized teaching staff and the class’s internet presence; it’s at the core of the course itself. In fact, it’s difficult to cite a CS50 event that doesn’t involve a sensory overload with mountains of food, flashing lights, and blasting Top 40 music."
CS50 Rob Ford
"According to Bill, who characterizes Malan as self-promotional, his grading policies were often opaque and had little rhyme or reason. Bill said that when Malan was evaluating a group project, he did not look at the content of their code, but rather based grades on the short presentations of their projects."