If you're planning on submitting your 2010 U.S. Census form, here's a friendly reminder that you need to turn it into your House today.

According to two separate e-mails sent out by Kirkland House building manager Scott Haywood and Pforzheimer House administrator Suzanne Watts, the College will collect the Census forms from drop-off boxes around midday today (1 p.m. in Kirkland and noon in Pfoho).

"This is the first time in 20 years that I know of where the areas college student population has been encouraged to participate," Haywood wrote in the e-mail.

The Census Bureau also sent out an e-mail explaining the Census process, noting that students living on campus only needs to answer seven questions and that the information collected "affects the number of seats your state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives...help[s] distribute more than $400 billion in federal funds each year for services in your community like public transportation, campus safety, scholarship programs, and much more!"

Harvard students can become a fan of the 2010 Census on Facebook here.

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