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Tag: first year
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Nation & World
No rain on this parade
Spirits remain high as new president, deans, other members of community roll up sleeves to help first-years make the Big Move.
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Nation & World
The daily life of a first-year
First-year Caitlin Beirne gives readers a glimpse of life on campus.
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Nation & World
Good cop, nice cop
Depending on whom you ask, the most photographed Harvard institution is either the John Harvard Statue, Massachusetts Hall, or Harvard University Police Department Officer Charles Marren. “I might be more…
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Nation & World
Dealing with disaster
As part of the class “GeoSciFi Movies: Real vs. Fiction,” students took part in a role-playing game that had them play the parts of the government and citizens of the island of Montserrat, as well as a group of scientists monitoring the island’s volcano.
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Nation & World
Staying grounded
A profile highlights Eva Ballew, a first-year, a first-generation student, and a Native American from rural northern Wisconsin.
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Nation & World
Warm welcome for Class of 2022
President Larry Bacow, Dean Claudine Gay, and other Harvard leaders welcomed the Class of 2022 to campus on move-in day.
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Nation & World
Renewal marks Faust’s first year at helm
President Drew Faust’s freshman year was one of fresh starts and real progress as she renewed Harvard’s leadership and helped make the University more affordable, more sustainable, and more welcoming to the arts, while maintaining the University’s voice in Washington and the world.