A Note to Readers

Today, as Harvard returns to in-person classes, The Crimson’s first print issue since spring 2020 can be found on news racks across campus.

Podcast: The Veritas Lab

Harvard professors are known for their cutting-edge research—and also for their effervescent and eccentric personalities. The Veritas Lab, hosted by Katelyn X. Li and Sanjana L. Narayanan, gives you a glimpse of both.

The Veritas Lab podcast

Secret Court scrut

Before Amit R. Paley ’04 published an investigation into the Secret Court in The Crimson in 2002, Harvard’s historic persecution of LGBTQ students was almost lost to history.

Paris

‘The Achilles Heel of Title IX’

Students pursuing complaints of sexual misconduct at institutions other than their own said they faced both logistical and psychological hurdles while seeking restitution through Title IX offices. Experts said such inter-institutional cases can fall through the cracks of Title IX legislation.

79% of Undergraduates Will Enroll in Spring Semester, Survey Projects

Seventy-nine percent of Harvard students plan to enroll for the remote spring semester, marking a small increase from the 77 percent who enrolled this fall, the Harvard College Open Data Project predicted in a report published Wednesday.

Students Lament Decline in Courses Soliciting Qualitative Q Guide Feedback

Some undergraduates expressed frustration that some professors did not give the option to make qualitative comments for future students to read on the Q Guide.

Harvard Students Meet Spring Residential Plans with Mix of Excitement, Disappointment

Harvard College’s Tuesday announcement that it would prioritize bringing upperclassmen back to campus this spring drew a broad range of reactions — excitement, shock, and disappointment among them — from students.

As Students Vacate Campus Before Thanksgiving, Quarantines Keep Some Behind

The majority of students living in residence this fall departed Harvard’s campus by the College’s fall move-out date on Sunday. Left behind, though, are a number of undergraduates who are quarantining and isolating on the empty campus into the holiday break.