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‘A Loss for the Community’: Cambridge’s Dudley Cafe Shuts its Doors
Dudley Cafe’s Cambridge location has closed permanently, according to a sign on the building’s now-shuttered window.
‘Treat It Like a Lottery’: Interhouse Transfer Application Decisions Released
In the first round of fall interhouse transfer, 142 students applied, according to a spokesperson for the Housing Office.
Currier Adds New Interhouse Dining Restrictions to Mitigate ‘Overwhelming Workload’ for HUDS Staff
As Currier House dining hall workers face an “overwhelming workload,” House administrators have implemented new interhouse restrictions, Currier faculty deans announced in an email Monday afternoon.
‘Feather in Your Cap’: Radcliffe Graduates Look Back on 50 Years of Co-Ed Living
In an unofficial merger move, the Class of 1973 saw co-ed living introduced during the spring of their first year. The decision resulted in an exchange — some male students moved up to inhabit Radcliffe housing, today known as the Quad — while some female students moved down to the river Houses.
House Grilles Reopen for Business After Pandemic Disruptions
Shuttered for much of the pandemic, Harvard’s House grilles — once staples of student life — are slowly making a comeback.
Quad Grille Reopens, Reinventing Pfoho’s Late-Night Scene
The Quad Grille, a late night restaurant operated by students, fully reopened Halloween weekend for the first time since its Covid-era closure in March 2020.
Students Living in Cronkhite Overflow Housing Sign Petition for a Dining Hall
More than 30 undergraduates living in Cronkhite Center, a former graduate student dormitory currently serving as overflow housing, have signed onto a petition urging administrators to serve hot food within the building’s dining hall.
Interhouse Transfer
Many students attempted to transfer between houses this year, with the rate of acceptance decreasing from the previous year.
Quad Students Struggle With Grab-and-Go Dining
Quad students residing in Pforzheimer, Currier, and Cabot Houses reported difficulties finding places to eat between classes after Harvard’s dining halls began offering exclusively grab-and-go meals.
A ‘Bummer’: Students Frustrated by Closed Campus Spaces, Reduced Hours
Most of Harvard’s popular cafés — including Barker, Bauer, Cabot, Gato Rojo, and Lamont — and House Grilles at Dunster, Eliot, Pforzheimer, Quincy, and Winthrop Houses are temporarily closed.
Quad Bikes Outside
Quad Bikes is a non-profit bike shop housed in the basement of Cabot House, offering bike repair services to the Harvard and Cambridge community at affordable rates.
Quad Bikes Neil L. McMullen
"We're all kind of the manager," says Neil L. McMullen, who has been working at Quad Bikes for five years.
Quad Bikes Andrew Marfoli
Andrew Marfoli is one of the mechanics at Quad Bikes. He has been working there for 6 years.
Pforzheimer Den Opens With Pac-Man, Pinball, and Neon
A new game room featuring retro arcade machines with games like Galaga, Pac-Man, and Centipede opened in Pforzheimer House on Oct. 13. “The Den” — brightened by neon lights, painted walls, and multicolored floor tiles — also houses a pinball machine and an air hockey table.
Open Letter to Freshmen Asking Where the Igloo Is
Dear Overly Excited Freshmen Who Are Out to Party...
Walking from the Quad: STEM Edition
If you’re trying to get from the Quad to a building north of the Science Center Plaza (hi STEM folks), congratulations! The Quad is deceptively close to the Oxford Street premises.
Walking to the Quad: After Dark
It’s late, and you’re either walking to a party (hi, freshmen!), or from a party back to your snug Quad dorm. Maybe you’re not in the most...clear-headed of states. Or maybe you just have no clue where the Quad is. How do you walk there? We’ve got your back.
Four Thousand Dollars of Equipment Stolen from Quad Sound Studios
The Quad Sound Studios has yet to recover any of the recording and sound equipment—totaling more than $4,000 in value—that was stolen from their studio in late March.
Mountaineering and Outing Clubs to Lose Offices in Adams House
Harvard admins have proposed giving the groups new space in the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center, an athletic facility in the Quad.
Bunnies Take the Quad
Students play with bunnies, chicks, goats, and a piglet at a UC sponsored petting zoo on the Quad lawn Saturday afternoon.
Color in the Quad
Students celebrate the Hindu spring festival of Holi on the Quad Lawn by throwing colored powder at each other Sunday afternoon.
New Target to Open Near Quad in Porter Square
“It’s incredibly unfortunate that I will be graduating this year, because that means that I won’t be able to reap the benefits of this new Target as much,” Tess Saperstein ’18 said.
The Big Three
A flock of turkeys wandering in the Radcliffe Quadrangle on Wednesday afternoon reminds us that Thanksgiving is coming.