Harvard Today: December 8, 2014

By Shunella Grace Lumas

Good morning, Harvard! Just a friendly reminder that today is Monday, in case days are becoming irrelevant to you since it’s reading period and the only way you keep track of time is “x more days I can spend not studying for my first final.” Here are some things that are socially acceptable to do during reading period so you should take complete advantage of:

1) Spending more than half your day sleeping: Why would you not maximize your time in bed (aka the best place in the world)?

2) Never leaving your house: You can eat, sleep, socialize, and study (questionable) in your house, so no need to brave the unforgiving winter weather and change out of your pajamas ever.

3) Wasting an inordinate amount of time on the Internet: What’s cooler, studying for your final or reading weird Wikipedia pages about things that have no relevance to your life whatsoever?

By Daniel N. Yue

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

It’s really cold again today, cloudy and 35 degrees, so be sure to bundle up for that dreaded walk to Lamont! There’s also a 20% chance of rain so there’s really no reason to be happy about ever going out.

IN THE D-HALLS

Lunch

Chicken Parmesan Sub
Lemon Chive Crusted Flounder
Sweet & Sour Vegetable with Seitan

Dinner

Baked Meatloaf
Shrimp Mikrolimano
Vegetarian Shepherd Pie with Cashew Cream Sauce

IN THE NEWS

1) Open Letter to Obama Calls for Better Justice System: "Nearly half of the Harvard Law School student body signed an open letter to President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder in the wake of recent grand jury decisions to not indict police officers for the deaths of two unarmed black men. The letter, released by the Harvard Black Law Students Association, calls for the use of body-worn cameras by police and the prosecution of police officers who 'deprive black men and women of their constitutional right to life.'"

2) Nasrollahzadeh, Goyal Assume UC Leadership: "Ava Nasrollahzadeh ’16 and Dhruv P. Goyal ’16 were officially sworn into their offices as Undergraduate Council president and vice president at the organization’s general meeting Sunday evening, marking the transition from the tenure of Gus A. Mayopoulos ’15 and Sietse K. Goffard ’15."

3) Walton To Protesters: 'What Will You Do?' To Fight Racial Inequality: "Dozens of students and affiliates laid on the cold ground outside of Memorial Church Sunday morning as part of a die-in protest, inspired by the decisions not to charge two white police officers whose actions led to the deaths of black, unarmed men this summer. Attendants of the usual 11:00 a.m. Sunday church service stepped slowly through the still bodies, and many stopped to take pictures or join in the demonstration."

ON SPORTS

1) Men's Hockey Takes Share of Conference Lead with Win at Quinnipiac: "The Harvard men’s ice hockey team enters the December break with a lead to defend."

2) Indoor Track and Field Starts Season: "Saturday morning served as the calm before the storm for Harvard’s track and field program. In their first meet of the season, the men’s and women’s teams kicked off their 2014-2015 indoor campaigns at the Boston University Opener."

3) Women's Basketball Falls to Maine: "Heading into a Sunday matchup with Maine, the Harvard women’s basketball team (4-4) was a gambler’s delight. In the first seven games of the season, the Crimson had followed a script of predictable unpredictability, following every win with a loss and vice versa."

EVENTS

Check out the CS 50 Fair happening today from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Northwest Labs! There will be free food, raffle prizes, and a lot of revelling at friends’ projects.

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Service attendees are stepping over bodies of protesters at the die-in event on Sunday afternoon outside of Memorial Church.