Student Life
85 Undergraduates Receive Hoopes Prize
The award—which is funded by the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes ’19—comes with a prize of $4000 for student recipients and $1000 for their advisors.
College Struggles With Social Space
To work, socialize, and party, Harvard students must physically disperse, moving from one social space to another. While undergraduates at other colleges flock to one student center, no such central space exists at Harvard.
Primal Scream
A Primal Scream participant carries the Adams House flag past a crowd in front of the John Harvard Statue during the first few minutes of Finals Period, joining, among others, skateboarders and a student in a hamburger suit.
Lamont Cafe
Administrators point to Lamont Cafe as an example of a positive recent development in College social space, but some students say that the semi-social location fails to live up to their definitions of a social space.
(Not) Eating at Harvard
While Harvard offers a number of resources for students with eating disorders, eating disorders are often stigmatized and can slip under the radar.
Dropping Books, Then the Clothes
When asked to recount the events that transpired yesterday midnight in Harvard Yard, her answer was simple: “We just got naked, and we ran.”
Parents Without Papers: Living With Undocumented Parents
When Harvard sophomore Jane was in kindergarten, she could not communicate with her teacher or classmates. As an American citizen growing up with parents who were undocumented immigrants from Mexico, Jane—whose name has been changed to protect her identity—had to learn the English language on her own.
UC Proposes a Public Forum During Final Meeting
In its final meeting of the semester last night, the Undergraduate Council passed the Harvard University Forum for Change Act (HUFC), which seeks to establish a public forum for interaction between students, the administration, and faculty.
Susan Marine To Depart As Dean
Susan B. Marine, assistant dean of student life and the director of the Harvard College Women’s Center, will leave Harvard at the end of June to become an assistant professor and program director of the higher education program in the Graduate School of Education at Merrimack College.
College Announces New BGLTQ Resources
Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds announced at a community meeting Wednesday night the development of new resources for BGLTQ students at Harvard, including the establishment of a full-time staff person and campus space dedicated to the BGLTQ community.
Warnings Restrict Harvard Support For Undergraduate Travel
In order to protect its individual travelers and itself as an institution, the College follows State Department advisories to determine whether to support student travel to countries in question.
Working Group Evaluates Freshman Social Space
The Freshmen Space Working Group recommended that the College renovate freshman common rooms and that Annenberg Dining Hall remain open for longer hours in a report.
Battle of the Berries
Pinkberry's arrival challenges Berryline’s monopoly on the frozen yogurt market.
Fan Buses for Men’s Basketball in Question
Despite its popularity last season, the men’s basketball program has yet to formalize plans to continue chartering fan buses to and from select Ivy League road games.
