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Today in Photos (03/12/10)

By Parul Agarwal, Kevin T. Chen, Megan E Corcoran, Beth Drucker, Daniel M. Lynch, Kevin Martinez, and Keren E. Rohe

- Teach for America founder Wendy S. Kopp engages the audience at the JFK Jr. Forum last night in a discussion of the origins and purpose of her organization. By Kevin Martinez

- Residents of Dunster House, equipped with shirts and signs, gather at the entrance of Annenberg Dining Hall yesterday to greet future Dunster residents of the Class of 2013. By Keren E. Rohe

- Leverett House Committee Member Elizabeth C. Spira ‘11, sporting her Leverett gear, dances outside of Annenberg yesterday. By Keren E. Rohe

- Mascots of Dunster and Quincy House and unofficial mascots from Adams and Lowell House dance and cheer outside of Annenberg Dining Hall in excitement for Housing Day. By Beth Drucker

- Residents from Kirkland House and Leverett House join the long line of student representatives from each House settled at the entrance of Annenberg ready to cheer on freshmaen placed in their House. By Keren E. Rohe

- Documentary film maker Kenneth Dean and writer Cora Dean discuss their film “Bored in Heaven” with Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations James Robson yesterday in Tsai Auditorium following a screening of the documentary. The film centers on the rituals of celebrating Chinese New Year. (CORRECTION: An earlier version of this photo caption incorrectly stated that James Robson was a University of Michigan Professor. In fact, he is an Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard. The caption has been revised to reflect the error.) By Parul Agarwal

- Neurobiologist Tamily Weissman, center, receives the 2010 Spark Award, which is given to an aspiring woman scientist, yesterday. By Megan E Corcoran

- Biological anthropologist Richard W. Wrangham stresses the importance of cooking in the evolutionary history of humans yesterday. Wrangham discussed the importance of cooked food in many areas. By Daniel M. Lynch

- An undergraduate student cooks dinner at the Dudley Co-op in this December 2009 Crimson file photo. By Jihae Lee

- Some undergraduates forego life in the one of the 12 upperclassman houses on campus to live in the Dudley Co-op, pictured above, at 3 Sacramento Street. By Crimson file photo

Teach for America founder Wendy S. Kopp engages the audience at the JFK Jr. Forum last night in a discussion of the origins and purpose of her organization.

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