Events
Feminist Sparks Debate
Christina Hoff Sommers, an author known for her controversial writings on feminism, called for a “new version of feminism” last night, igniting a vocal debate among audience members.
Iraq War Vet Promotes Service
Youth involvement in politics and community service is the key to catalyzing change in government policy, according to Anthony Woods, a former U.S. Army captain and Kennedy School graduate who was honored with the Harvard College Democrats’ “Rising Star Award” in the Kirkland Junior Common Room last night.
Women Discuss Female Health Issues
In a panel discussion hosted by the Harvard College Women’s Center last night, three women with unique backgrounds in women’s health care engaged in an edgy dialogue with students.
Yale Bash with Pance Party!
Attention Harvard students: You are cordially invited to the Dance Party with Pance Party this Friday, Nov. 20, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at…well...yeah…Yale. The party’s at Yale’s Commons, which basically seems to be a less-Hogwartsy Annenberg with a more cheerful kitchen staff. Oh, come on. You know you want to go. It’s not like it’s that much more of a schlep once you’ve already manned up and gone all the way down to New Haven. There won't be any alcohol, but don't lie—you'll probably be drunk already anyway. And admission is FREE.
HIGHER ED AND TECH
In celebration of the Extension School’s centennial, a panel of professors and technology gurus dissusses the future of education, debating the role of the Internet as a learning tool in the modern age.
DAVID PLOUFFE
David Plouffe, manager of President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, answers questions from the audience at the First Parish Church yesterday after speaking about his new book “The Audacity to Win.”
General Rebukes Kim Jong Il
A former three-star North Korean general discussed his time in and escape from a concentration camp yesterday in Emerson Hall, strongly rebuking the government of Kim Jong Il.
Celtics CEO Talks Careers at HBS
Wycliffe Grousbeck, managing partner, governor, and CEO of the Boston Celtics basketball team, yesterday presented Harvard Business School students with ...
Is Christianity All the Rage?
FlyBy surreptitiously snuck into the large auditorium at Paine Hall, expecting some sort of commotion as people try to answer the ultimate question: Is Christianity good for the world? But, as this is Harvard, the large room sat a scattered group of pensive-looking students watching the screening of the new documentary “Collision.”
AIDS Awareness
Trevor Martin ‘10 curls up on the floor as he and other students perform in the self-choreographed AIDS themed piece “Who Wants to Live Forever?”.
