Harvard Today: October 16, 2014

Good morning, Harvard! It’s Thursday, which means it’s that day we all want to be over with already so we can get to the weekend (unless you’re that person everyone envies because you don’t have Friday classes). To help pass the time away, here are some things that happened this week that you might have missed:

1) First Lady Michelle Obama Danced to Turn Down for What: An Obama impersonator on Vine asked the first lady how many calories she burns every time she “turns up,” and she responded with a pun about turnips #classy

2) Beyoncé, Jay Z, and Mona Lisa took a pic: This past weekend, Beyoncé and her fam got a private tour of the Louvre and then the couple posted a picture of them standing really close to the Mona Lisa. Let the social media craziness begin.

3) Yogurt becomes New York’s official state snack: Governor Andrew Cuomo officially released this statement yesterday morning. Where’s the love for the lactose intolerant?

By Daniel N. Yue

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

It’s going to be a high of 71 degrees today but there’s a 100% chance of rain, in fact there will probably be thunderstorms. Two days of good weather were too good to be true, but nonetheless, don’t forget to pack that umbrella before you leave!

IN THE D-HALLS

Lunch:

Chicken Fingers
Pepperoni Pizza
Black Bean Cake

Dinner (it’s a special New England Harvest Dinner tonight!):

Carved Whole Chicken
Cider Steamed Mahogany Clams
Tortellini with Marinara Sauce

ON FLYBY

1) Sexiling 101: Who doesn’t want to receive a burrito from Felipe’s after being sexiled?

2) Juicebox: Drinks and Tunes for Midterm Season: Because studying soberly and quietly is so lame.

IN THE NEWS

1) Third Gen Ed Town Hall Draws Administrators, Four Students: “Students and administrators discussed the intentions of the Program in General Education and areas for improvement in a town hall-style discussion Wednesday in Cabot House, marking the third of four meetings intended to help a committee charged with reviewing the program better understand how students are experiencing Gen Ed.”

2) Law School Profs Condemn New Sexual Harassment Policy: “Twenty-eight Law School professors called for Harvard to withdraw its newly installed sexual harassment policy in a pointed open letter published on Tuesday night.”

3) Faculty Seek To Push Back Against Benefits Changes: “Several members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences said they are weighing options for how best to push back against a new set of University health benefits plans they call “regressive,” even as a University spokesperson said Tuesday that the University does not plan to alter the policy for 2015.”

EVENTS

Harvard Business School Night is tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Faculty Club. Meet and network with business school admissions officers! The dress code is business casual.

Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania will be speaking at the Kennedy School today at 6 p.m. This event is free and open to the public!

The Harvard-Radcliffe Modern Dance Company is having a performance this weekend called Tempo, and it opens tonight at 7 p.m. at the Harvard Dance Center at 60 Garden Street. Tickets are $5 through the Harvard Box Office as well as at the door.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Mt. Trashmore, a towering mountain made of all of Harvard Yard's Tuesday trash, appeared Wednesday outside Annenberg Memorial Hall. The Resource Efficiency Program (REP) created this mountain and the numerous signs around it to draw attention to how much we throw away every day; to encourage recycling; and to give passersby tips about sustainability.