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Opening Days

By Madeline R. Lear, George J Lok, and Shunella Grace Lumas

Academic Fair at the Plaza - Students and department representatives gather at the Academic Fair on the Science Center Plaza on Friday afternoon. The annual fair held during Opening Days gives freshmen the opportunity to explore different departments. By Madeline R. Lear

Music at the Academic Fair - Music professor Thomas F. Kelly speaks with a prospective student at the Academic Fair on Friday afternoon. Kelly explained, "I really love meeting a whole new freshman class...sometimes you just want to say, 'it's all going to be okay.'" By Madeline R. Lear

Legally Blonde - Freshmen gather on the steps of Widener Library to watch the screening of "Legally Blonde," hosted by the College Events Board on Thursday, Aug. 29. By George J Lok

Welcome to Lamont! - Freshmen learn about Lamont Library and its resources during guided tours on Thursday, Aug. 29. By George J Lok

Tolstoy at the fair - A Russian nesting doll rests on the table for the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the Academic Fair in the Science Center Plaza on Friday. By Madeline R. Lear

Signing Up - Ellen Jang-Milsen '18 of Georgia fills out a questionnaire for the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the Academic Fair in the Science Center Plaza on Friday. Jang-Milsen, whose high school did not offer Russian, plans to study the language at Harvard. By Madeline R. Lear

Dance at the fair - Aimee P. Ricciardone, executive assistant at the Office for the Arts at Harvard, speaks with Ellie Y. Underwood '18 about dance opportunities at the Academic Fair on Friday in the Science Center Plaza. The Office for the Arts at Harvard holds multiple events to engage freshmen during Opening Days. By Madeline R. Lear

Making connections at the fair - Physics professor and Leverett House Master Howard Georgi '67 shakes hands with Erik C. Owen '18 at the Academic Fair in the Science Center on Friday. Owen, who attended the humanities and sciences fairs, said he felt overwhelmed, adding "there are a lot more courses here than I ever would have thought." By Madeline R. Lear

3-D hands at the fair - A white plaster cast and its replicate rest near a 3D printing device at the SEAS table at the Academic Fair on Friday. By Madeline R. Lear

Math, Engineering, and the Sciences - Freshman discuss with representatives from various math, engineering, and science concentrations during the academic fairs in the Science Center on Thursday, Aug.29. By George J Lok

Crimson Key Society Petting Zoo - Nayiri Ayanian '18 shows off to her fellow classmates one of the rabbits from the Crimson Key Society-sponsored petting zoo event, held on Sunday afternoon in Harvard Yard. By Shunella Grace Lumas

Crimson Key Society Petting Zoo - William Wu '18 cradles a black rabbit at the Crimson Key Society-sponsored petting zoo on Tuesday. By Shunella Grace Lumas

The Class of 2018 arrived in Harvard Yard a week ago for the College's annual Opening Days. The week included social events, academic fairs, and programs designed to help students acclimate to life oncampus. Here are some snapshots of the week.

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