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...First-Year Social Committee (FYSC) and the Freshman Dean’s Office (FDO)—are making a concerted effort to improve the freshman experience. These efforts come as the FDO sees new leadership this year for the first time in over a decade, with Thomas A. Dingman ’67 stepping into the role of former dean Elizabeth S. Nathans, and as the College administration has stated that student life is a top priority.“We’ve wanted to ensure that we’re creating the best first year...
This tiny first-year problem blooms in the House system. Some seniors graduate only knowing a handful of people, many just two to three blocking groups in their House. Some sophomores barely know anybody beyond their blocking group (perhaps they meet a new one each year). It seems that blocking groups have now assumed the role of the natural unit of community at Harvard. They’re stuffed in one location and asked to get along. But they often don’t, and often blocking groups themselves fall apart. They are too small and tend...
...chocolate, cider and cookies for the students—at $5,000. The rally was organized by a union of student organizations, including the Campus Life Committee, the Pub Night Commission, the H Club, the Band, the Cheerleading Squad, the football team, the House Committees, and the First-Year Social Committee. “Reviving a Harvard tradition, that’s what we’re all about,” Haan said. “What made this event so succesful was the pulling together of an enormous array of groups, all of whom share the same goal...
...many Harvard musicians invest their time, energy, and sweat in their debut record, only to never return to the studio again. Singer-songwriter Catherine D. Tuttle ’09 may only be a first-year, but she’s already one-upped the one-disc wonders. At age 19, Catherine, who goes by Cat, has already followed up her debut, “Peel,” with a new studio album, “What They Will Find,” which was released on Nov. 15. The Philadelphia native’s love affair with music...
...good thing, too. Though this year’s squad had no shortage of veterans despite the graduation of some of its top playmakers from last season, untimely injuries left the Harvard coaches combing the depth charts to plug up the gaps. As a result, the Crimson has had first-year players not only filling in but starting—with marked success...