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It’s Wednesday, and it’s also Abraham Lincoln’s birthday! In the spirit of his birthday, answer the question below:

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How many years is four score and seven years?

a) It’s Wednesday, I don’t have the patience for this

b) 87

c) 87, but I just Googled this

d) There’s a reason I only take humanities classes

Answer: B, but if you chose A, no one’s judging.

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

Overheard on campus: “It’s too cold. It’s the kind of cold that seeps through literally every layer of your clothing.”

In the painfully accurate words of the person above, keep layering up! The weather continues to be sunny, but the high is only 27 degrees.

IN THE D-HALLS

Lunch
Popcorn Chicken
Roast Beef Panini
Spicy Potato Pierogies

Dinner
Beef Meatballs in Marinara Sauce
Memphis Style Roasted Chicken
Vegan “Meat”balls
Apple Crisp (drown your midweek sorrows with only the best HUDS dessert ever)

IN THE NEWS

1) Freshman Formal Ends Early: “The annual freshmen formal came to an abrupt close Friday night when the venue’s staff, citing high intoxication levels among formal attendees, decided to end the event one hour early.”

2) Harvard’s Men’s Hockey Beats Boston University: The Men’s Hockey team defeats Boston University to come in 3rd place in the Beanpot.

EVENTS

Cheer on Men’s and Women’s Fencing in the Beanpot as they both take on BC and Brandeis at 5:30 p.m. at MIT!

Herbie Hancock’s Norton Lecture Series continues today at 4 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. The second lecture in his 6-part series, it’s entitled “Breaking the Rules.”

For those of us who are creative and thinking about applying to the Deans’ Design Challenge: Urban Life 2030, the Harvard i-lab is hosting a workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. called “How to Create a Winning Proposal.”

PHOTO OF THE DAY

No. 22 freshman Devin Tringale rushes across the ice in the consolation game against Boston University on Monday night. After being shutout by Northeastern in the Beanpot semifinals 6-0, the Crimson offense rebounded in the third place game with six goals of its own.