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Months After Barker Cafe Closure, the Space’s Future Remains Uncertain
Five months after the Faculty of Arts and Sciences closed the Barker Center Cafe in response to budget pressures, the space remains sealed off to students by a metal gate and its future remains uncertain.
Harvard Students Find Okta Verify ‘More Confusing’ Than Duo Mobile
Undergraduates said since the mandatory switch to Okta Verify on Sept. 30 they have found the Okta app “more difficult” to navigate, and several said they were frustrated by the change.
Will Flintoft ’26 Elected Australian Rhodes Scholar
Will J. Flintoft ’26 was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship last month, one of nine students from Australia to receive the honor this year.
Dr. Mike Advocates Social Media Use to Combat Scientific Misinformation at Harvard Talk
Social media influencer and board-certified physician Mikhail “Dr. Mike” O. Varshavski urged healthcare practitioners to capitalize on social media to combat medical misinformation at a Harvard Premedical Society event Monday night.
Facemash Reloaded: UT Dallas Student Revives Website to Rank Harvard Students’ Attractiveness
Facemash, a website allowing users to rank the attractiveness of Harvard students, briefly returned to campus on Sunday, nearly 22 years after Facebook founder Mark E. Zuckerberg created the original version.
Two Years After Oct. 7 Attacks, Harvard Jewish Groups Hold Vigil to Remember Victims
More than 100 people gathered in Science Center Plaza Sunday evening for a vigil to mourn those killed in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel nearly two years ago.
Students Rally Against College Diversity Changes in Cambridge Common
A small group of Harvard students accused the University of implementing policies to silence minority students in response to the Trump administration at a rally in Cambridge Common on Sunday afternoon.
HUA Votes to Expand Funding Grant for Affinity Groups at Weekly Meeting
The Harvard Undergraduate Association unanimously voted Sunday afternoon to exponentially increase the Helping Hands Fund for student affinity group events to roughly $30,000.
Student Employees Left Out of Work and In the Dark After Harvard’s Diversity Office Closures
When Harvard College’s three diversity offices shut their doors in July, their 35 undergraduate interns lost their jobs — and for weeks after the office closures, nobody told them.
HUDS Talk Emphasizes Importance of Communal Dining for Students
Micah Kaats, a Ph.D. candidate at the Harvard Kennedy School, said that sharing meals with others directly correlates to higher levels of happiness at a Harvard University Dining Services’ Food Literacy Project event on Wednesday.
Adams Partners With HSA For Free Laundry After Machines Break Down
Harvard Student Agencies gained a new customer for its wash-and-fold laundry services: Adams House residents.
Golden Arm Eliot
The student-run Golden Arm Theatre, is located in Eliot House and temporarily moved to the Fairfax Building.
One Weekend in the Woods: How the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra Ran Afoul of Harvard’s New Hazing Policies
Harvard suspended the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra last week under newly tightened hazing policies. What led the College to decide the HRO had crossed a line?
Harvard College Expands Budget for Student Groups With Rise in Activities Fee Payments, New OCC Funding
Undergraduate organizations will draw on a larger pool of Harvard College funding this year as a result of a rise in Student Activities Fee payments and the creation of a new funding stream through the Office of Culture and Community.
