Around Town
Islam Awareness Month
There are often crowds on the Widener steps on sunny Friday afternoons, but this month, they won’t just be clusters ...
Harvard Salaries by the Numbers
As this week’s Scrutiny focuses on tenure at Harvard, FM takes a look into how our professors are actually doing ...
Stilettos V. The Glass Ceiling
Out: flats, ill-fitted skirt suits, bare legs, red. In: heels, structured blazers, sheer tights, blue.
Concussed: Down and Out
Chris J. Nowinski ’00 was never supposed to be on the sidelines. As a Crimson linebacker and later a WWE wrestler, Nowinski threw mind and body into his opponents to send them to the ground. Now, 10 years later, his life is dedicated to protecting players from the sports he loved.
Sculptural Subversions
In studios and workshops throughout the Cambridge area, artists are exploring unusual media. FM investigates this burgeoning local art scene.
The Bubble Factory
Part 2 in an occasional series on products made by factories in the Boston area
Scene and Heard: FM Attend Sex Weekend
After the resounding success of the now annual Harvard Sex Week, Sexual Health Education & Advocacy Throughout Harvard College, the organizers behind the event, decided that conversations about Sex should not be limited to the fall semester. Hence, Harvard’s first annual Sex Weekend; Not an average weekend for the most social of undergrads, but rather a weekend-long series of discussion about all things related to the topics of sex and gender on Harvard’s campus. FM took a look at two events on opposite sides of the gender discussion spectrum: bros and feminists.
'Till the Break of Dawn
Some students are natural early-risers who awaken at dawn. Others are night owls who never hit their mattresses earlier than 2 a.m. Both types of students will miss out on a time of day that could have much to offer. What happens on campus in the wee hours of the morning: the twilight times post 2 a.m. and the rosy sunrise hours around 6 a.m.? FM investigates.
The Harvard Film Archive
Comprising close to 25,000 film prints, negatives, and other paracinematic materiall, the HFA’s collection is one of the largest university-based film collections in the world. HFA Director Haden Guest, described the collection as “Ali Baba’s cave of material.”
A Different Ed Ex
Founded in 1910, the Harvard Extension School offers classes to nearly 13,000 students living in and around Boston. The school attracts a diverse class, bringing together recent high school graduates and 40-year-olds all in the same classrooms.
Thiel’s Five Percent
You’ve heard it before: Student enrolls at Harvard, student develops business idea, student drops out.
Get Out: Allston/Brighton
Although Allston Village may seem like a strip of stores to pass by on your way to Target, this square is worth a second look. Filled with coffee shops hardly big enough to contain the concentration of ombre-dyed twentysomethings, Allston is a mashup of food you haven’t tried yet and bands you’ve never heard of. This neighborhood is like an I-Spy game—there’s always a vintage guitar or Afghani kebab just around the corner. Next time you leave the bubble, be sure to check out these places:
A Harvard Degree For All
Long before edX began offering Harvard courses online, the Harvard Extension School has provided open-enrollment courses to those seeking an education outside of the typical undergraduate timeframe.
