College News
After the Salient Complained About Restrictions, Harvard Will Make Door-to-Door Distribution Easier
Harvard College announced plans to reinstall inboxes on dormitory doors after The Harvard Salient, a conservative student publication, complained that faculty deans in upperclassmen dorms restricted their monthly door-to-door magazine distribution.
Pforzheimer House To Install Locks on Bathrooms Following Repeated Indecent Exposure Incidents
Keypad locks will be installed on the communal bathrooms in Pforzheimer House after students repeatedly encountered a man allegedly entering the building half-naked, according to a Thursday email from Pforzheimer House administrators.
‘It’s Honestly Not That Serious’: Peer Advisors Help Freshmen Navigate Blocking Decisions
Freshmen annually learn of their housing assignments when upperclassmen boisterously storm into their dorms on Housing Day — a tradition that dates back to 1995. But tension builds in the weeks leading up to the reveal when freshmen must select up to eight other students to “block” with, forming blocking groups that are guaranteed to be assigned the same House.
PSC Holds Vigil to Mourn Lost Palestinian Lives
Harvard affiliates gathered on the steps of Memorial Church to grieve lost Palestinian lives at a Tuesday night vigil hosted by the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee.
Student Reports of Partially Nude Man in Comstock Date Back to December
Pforzheimer House administrators had been attempting to secure Comstock Hall from a man who allegedly entered the building unclothed from the waist down since December 2024 — more than seven weeks before Harvard University Police Department responded to reports of his presence.
Math 55 to Hold In-Person Midterm in Shift from Past Semesters
Freshman math course Mathematics 55B: “Studies in Real and Complex Analysis” will require a 75-minute in-person midterm exam later this month, in a change from past semesters.
Government Professor Taeku Lee, Education Specialist Shirley Lee Named Next Dunster Faculty Deans
Government professor Taeku Lee and education researcher Shirley Lee will serve as the next faculty deans of Dunster House, Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana announced in an email to Dunster affiliates Wednesday afternoon.
3.8-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Up Harvard, Greater Boston
A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of York, Maine on Monday morning. Tremors were felt as much as 100 miles away, including at Harvard. There were no immediate reports of injury.
Harvard Jews for Palestine Demonstrate Against New Disciplinary Guidelines
Roughly twenty students stood outside Widener Library on Monday afternoon to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and to protest the University’s settlement of two antisemitism lawsuits.
12 Harvard Affiliates Named Schwarzman Scholars
Twelve Harvard students and alumni were selected as Schwarzman Scholars Wednesday, tying a record set last year for Harvard’s largest cohort since the scholarship’s founding in 2015.
Harvard Will Not Reduce 2025 Commencement Tickets for Seniors and Families
Harvard will not reduce the number of allotted commencement tickets for the College’s Class of 2025 — despite some concerns from students that the number of tickets would be lowered due to the historically large class size.
Harvard Students Undress to Destress in Primal Scream Run
With finals looming, students commemorated the end of reading period by running through Harvard Yard free of stress — and clothes — for Primal Scream at midnight on Wednesday.
‘Far From Ideal’: Harvard Rhodes Finalists Say Lack of Travel Funding Posed Challenges
Students that spoke to The Crimson said they spent anywhere from $150 to $1,550 out of pocket for transportation, housing, and food during their Rhodes interview trip.
Phi Beta Kappa Selects ‘Senior 48’ From Harvard Class of 2025
Forty-eight Harvard College seniors were elected to Harvard’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa on Wednesday, joining 24 of their classmates who were inducted in the spring to the nation’s oldest and most distinguished academic honor society.
Some Students Paid $100 to Attend a Final Club Party. They Were Left in the Rain Instead.
More than 100 Harvard and Yale students were stranded in the rain for two hours Friday night in an attempt to gain entry to a Harvard-Yale pregame party hosted by the A.D. and Fly final clubs.
