Cabot
Mary Quinlan, Longtime HUDS Worker, Remembered as the ‘Very Heart’ of Cabot House
Mary A. Quinlan, a Harvard University Dining Services employee for nearly two decades, found a group of adoring students and colleagues at Cabot House. Quinlan died on Dec. 24 at age 78.
Students Receive First-Round 2023 Interhouse Transfer Decisions
Almost two hundred students learned their housing fates last week with the release of this year’s first round of decisions for fall interhouse transfer applications.
Harvard Police Investigating Unlawful Entry into Cabot House
An individual broke into Cabot House early last Tuesday, though they did not appear to steal property or enter residents’ rooms, according to reports by Harvard officials.
As Planned, College Will Announce Ten New Faculty Deans By End of May
Harvard College will aim to conclude its five ongoing faculty dean searches by the end of May as planned, according to Dean of Finance and Administration Sheila C. Thimba.
Cabot, Kirkland House Faculty Deans to Step Down
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana and Stephanie R. Khurana — who currently serve as faculty deans of Cabot House — will step down from their post in the House at the end of the 2019-2020 academic year, the pair wrote in an email to house residents Monday afternoon.
Fourteen UC Representatives Elected in Midterms
Thirty-four people ran for 14 open positions on the Council, but some students who won elections were write-in candidates on the ballot. The Council was not able to declare a winner in one contest, in Cabot House, because the election ended in a tie.
Cabot House Dining Hall Floods, Forming ‘Second Aquarium’
Though the dining hall was filled with standing water — which caused food service in the House to be cancelled — by 4:30 p.m., Cabot was already on the mend.
Cabot Café Begins Morning Service
Cabot Café staff say they decided to extend their hours after considering students’ interest in the earlier hours, and the café’s recent financial success.
Science Center Fun
Aileen D. Villalpando ’20 spins around on a chair in the newly opened Cabot Science Library.
Battle of the Mascots
The Cabot and Kirkland mascots prepare for a dance battle in front of the John Harvard statue.
Chaucer Society Inaugural Dinner
Satire V hosts the Chaucer Society Inaugural Dinner Thursday in reaction to Dean Khurana’s final report on single gender student organizations.
Burst Sewer Pipe Closes Cabot Dining Hall
Cabot House’s dining hall closed Wednesday afternoon and evening after a sewage pipe in a nearby bathroom broke Tuesday night, producing an odor that many Cabot students called foul.
Snows Out, Shovels Out
Jose O. Rodriguez shovels snow off a balcony of Cabot House Tuesday afternoon.
Cabot Cafe
Students gather for Cabot Cafe’s housewarming, enjoying brownies, cookies, and drinks on Sunday night.
Khurana Tacos
Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana hands out tacos to students Monday night outside Cabot House as a stress reliever during reading period.
In Court, Harvard Attempts to Dismiss Sexual Harassment Case
Harvard’s lawyers made the case to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Alyssa R. Leader ’15, who alleged widespread misconduct by Harvard administrators in handling her sexual harassment claims, in the first court meeting for the suit Friday.
In Second Year, Sophomore Orientations Expands to Three More Houses
Orientation is an experience typically reserved for freshmen, but an increasing number of upperclassman Houses are welcoming back sophomores early for their own version of the transition process.