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Harvard Groups Host Discussion of Controversial Hawaii Telescope Project
More than 50 people gathered Monday evening to discuss ongoing protests against the proposed construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on the Mauna Kea summit of Hawaii’s Big Island.
Divest Harvard Holds Protest About University’s Brazilian Land Ownership
Divest Harvard — a student group demanding the University divest from fossil fuels — hosted a day of events Monday calling attention to Harvard’s ownership of Brazilian land and reigniting its calls for the school to sell those holdings in the name of environmentalism.
Ralph Nader Urges Harvard Law Students to Pursue Public Service in Talk
Former United States presidential candidate Ralph Nader urged Harvard Law School students to enter public interest legal careers at a lunchtime event Wednesday.
Summer Postcard: June Bugs
Where Boston let me forget over the past two years, Arizona reminded me in gentle breaths when I returned this summer.
Seventy-Two Harvard College Seniors Awarded 2019 Hoopes Prize
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences awards Hoopes Prizes annually to a select number of nominated student projects. The prizes aim to honor College seniors by “recognizing, promoting, honoring, and rewarding excellence in the work of undergraduates and their capabilities and skills in any subject.”
Harvard Junior Salma Abdelrahman Named Truman Scholar
Salma Abdelrahman ’20 was sitting in a Phillips Brooks House Association meeting when she found out she was one of 62 students across the country named 2019 Truman Scholars, a graduate scholarship for college students committed to public service.
Phi Beta Kappa Welcomes 24 New Harvard Juniors
Twenty-four College juniors learned Wednesday afternoon of their selection as inductees into the Alpha Iota chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society.
Days After Midterm Elections, Some Students Still Hadn’t Received Ballots
Some students' absentee ballots failed to arrive in the mail — and in the election’s aftermath, those students continue to search for answers.
Midterms See Mass. Incumbents Re-elected, Democrats Win Control of House
Incumbent Mass. Governor Charlie Baker and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren cruised to victory, while Democrats gained a U.S. House majority.