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Student Life

Closed Barker Cafe
College

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.

Duo Okta Graphic
College

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.

David Deming
Student Groups

Harvard College Will Ignore Student Magazine Article Echoing Hitler Unless It Faces Complaints, Deming Says

Harvard College Dean David J. Deming said during an interview on Friday that he would not review or comment on an article in a conservative student publication that echoed language from an Adolf Hitler speech because the College had not received complaints about the piece.

Mid-Autumn Study Break
House Life

‘Singing Together, Eating Together’: Harvard Affiliates Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

Harvard students and affiliates celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival this week by singing lively karaoke ballads, crafting ornate bamboo lanterns, and taste-testing a variety of mooncake flavors.

Winthrop House at UHall Steps Housing Day
Student Life

Housing Day To Be Held Friday After Spring Recess in Break From Tradition

Harvard College will hold Housing Day on the Friday following spring break in 2025 — pushing back the annual festivities more than a week past their traditional date on the Thursday before break.

HUWU Poster at Activities Fair
Student Life

Harvard’s Undergrad Workers Unionized 2 Years Ago. Their First Contract Is Still Nowhere in Sight.

Nearly two years after unionizing, Harvard’s undergraduate worker union is nowhere near a first contract, leaving student workers stranded as the University closes several of their workplaces.

Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH) Courtyard
College

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.

oct 7 vigil
College

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.

Annenberg Hall
Student Life

HUDS Rolls Out New Artificial Intelligence System to Combat Food Waste

Harvard has a food waste problem. University administrators think that artificial intelligence can help.

HUA
College

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.

Diversity Office Interns Graphic
College

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 Happier Together Talk
College

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.

Laundry Room Westmorly Court of Adams House
College

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
House Life

Eliot House Residents Keep Movie Night Tradition Alive Amid House Renovations

Though ongoing renovations have spread Eliot House residents across Harvard Square, students are bonding through a longtime house tradition – weekly movie nights.

HUA
College

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.

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