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...virgin hecklers was sloppily scarfing his meal—well, it was clear that he’s no Casanova. But apparently, even at a place like Harvard, where most students get less ass than the dingy toilets in the fourth floor of Sever Hall, virginity is still something one must mock...
...list. When it was last offered in Fall 2003, only 77 undergraduates enrolled in the course, and before that, 30. Its unprecedented popularity this semester forced Professor of History Sven Beckert and his teaching staff to relocate the course to Lowell Lecture Hall after students swarmed Sever 113 on the first day of class. However, space is still an issue, according to Robert C. Spang III ’09. “It took them a long time to move to a bigger location, and even in Lowell, people still have to sit in the aisles...
Since then, Sever has undergone multiple rounds of renovations, the latest taking place in 2005 to make room for the Department of Visual and Environmental Studies...
...federal government named Sever a National Historic Landmark (NHL) for its unique design in the “well-known Romanesque style,” according to the NHL program’s website...
Henry Hobson Richardson, the architect who designed Sever in the late 19th century, also designed the more widely known Trinity Church in Copley Square. According to the NHL program’s website, his goal was to make Sever blend in with the Gothic and Federal styles of the preexisting buildings around the Yard. EDITOR'S NOTE The Feb. 12 news article "Sever Ranks 77 on List of Top 150 Works of Architecture" included a quote attributed to Sean R. Tracy '05 criticizing a magazine's ranking of Sever Hall as one of the best works of architecture in America...