Student Life
Office of Student Life Open House
The Office of Student Life is holding an open house tomorrow in University Hall ground floor from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Students will get to meet OSL staff as well as snack on food that will be provided.
Letter Targets Final Club Punches
Last Monday a number of undergraduates received a different type of letter under their door asking students “to consider not punching a final club this fall.”
Harvard Students and Faculty Aid Japanese Recovery Effort
Due to the March earthquake that devastated much of northeastern Japan, Jun Shepard ’14 found out that her internship at the Tokyo Gas Company was cancelled.
The Other Side Of The Classroom
It’s 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday night and Robert T. Bowden ’13 has two problem sets due within 15 hours. In the next five days, Bowden will also oversee six hours worth of Office Hours, assign sections to all 651 students in CS50, and attend lecture for six different courses.
EPS Students and Faculty Take On Hawaii
Over 30 Harvard students and faculty members within the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department traveled to Hawaii’s Big Island on a weeklong field trip this summer, giving them the opportunity to hike and explore one of the United States’ most active volcanic regions.
Innovation Lab
Students learn more about the forthcoming Harvard innovation lab, or i-lab, at a presentation given in the the Science Center on Thursday evening. The lab will attempt to foster collaboration on innovation and entrepreneurship among Harvard students from across the university.
Cinema 1636 Off to a Magical Start
Friday night usually always comes as a welcome reprieve from the hectic school week and starting the evening of September 16, Friday nights are about to become even better. Cinema 1636, a new weekly outdoor movie event, will be hosting a free screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 on the Science Center Lawn.
Life at Harvard, Seen Double
Last year's hit movie The Social Network brought attention to a lot of aspects of Harvard: Kirkland House. Maxwell Dworkin. The, um, bustling party scene. Dropouts who found mega-successful companies. And twins. After watching the real-life antics of Cameron S. H. Winklevoss '04 and Tyler O. H. Winklevoss '04 this summer, we were curious about life for less notable twins at Harvard.
Tour Groups Banned from Science Center
Most Harvard tour groups say they are relatively unaffected by the decision to ban tours from the Science Center.
