Harvard Today: March 4, 2014

By Ujunwa S Nwosu

Happy Tuesday, Harvard! Today is March 4th, which means that we can officially start the ten day countdown until the last day of classes before spring break.

Start a countdown on your phone, and take a look at it every time you start to feel miserable in lecture. Or in section too, if you’re sneaky. 864,000 seconds will go by like that. 864,000, 864,599, 864,598...or at least we can pretend it will.

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Today’s low temperature of 19 degrees is only three degrees less than yesterday’s high of 21. That’s progress right? Enjoy the partially sunny skies while they last, it’s the last day of the week with a 0 percent chance of precipitation.

IN THE D-HALLS

Lunch:
Grilled Citrus Chicken
Pork Spetsofai
Falafel Sandwhich

Dinner:
Lemon Pepper Tilapia
Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage

IN THE NEWS

1) For Indecisive Students, Add/Drop Seen as an Extended Shopping Period. The registrar’s office processed 1,745 undergraduate add forms and 2,091 undergraduate drop forms, by the add/drop deadline of February 24.

2) EdX Blocks Course Content to Cuba, Iran, Sudan. Due to federal regulations, edX will block students in the three countries from taking an upcoming class on aircraft design.

EVENTS

Men’s Lacrosse plays Quinnipiac at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium at 4 p.m.

The JFK Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics is hosting an event on the crisis in Ukraine at 6 p.m. Featuring professors specializing in Ukrainian history and international relations, the panel will discuss what the United States and Europe should do in response to the tense situation in the region.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Author Susan Minot speaks at the Harvard Bookstore about her newest novel, "Thirty Girls."