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Video: Harvard Students Rally on Behalf of Trayvon Martin
On Thursday March 22nd, 2012 Harvard students gathered in Harvard Square to speak out against the handling of Trayvon Martin’s death in Florida, which has sparked a nationwide outcry.
Video: Oprah Joins Lady Gaga At Harvard University For Youth-Empowerment Foundation Launch
Last Wednesday Lady Gaga descended on Harvard University with Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday to launch the Born This Way Foundation, aimed at empowering young people. The songstress talked about how her visit is more than an anti-bullying organization, seeking to foster a kinder gentler environment for youth to be empowered. After the jump check out some...
Book: The Ivy League by Daniel Cappello
“Much more than a grouping of eight colleges and universities, the Ivy League—with its hallowed halls, private clubs, and grassy quadrangles—is the consummate reward of the American Dream. Captured in countless novels, films, and television shows, and mentioned in everyday conversations around the globe, these centuries-old institutions stand proudly as universal symbols of one of...
Harvard Impersonator, Adam Wheeler Sentenced To Prison
The man who pretended to be a Harvard student, Adam Wheeler has been sentenced to prison. After violating his probation by putting the elite school on his resume, he seeing more jail time. Details after the jump.
Audio: GZA Lectures at Harvard
Last month Wu-Tang’s GZA the genius held a special lecture at Harvard University. After the jump check out audio from the event.
Video: Highlights UConn 67-53 Win Over Harvard
Last night Jeremy Lamb led the ninth-ranked University of Connecticut with 18 points as they took home a 67-53 win over Harvard University. Andre Drummond scored 12 points and Ryan Boatright added 11 more for the Huskies. Kyle Casey led The Crimson with 12 points but was not enough to get a win over the No. 9 team. After the jump...
Video: Nancy Barry Killed In Yale-Harvard U-Haul Tailgate Crash
On Saturday a Brendan Ross, a Yale undergrad student, drove a rented U-Haul truck into a Yale-Harvard football tailgate and killed 30-year-old Nancy Barry of Salem, of Salem Mass. William Dow, representing Yale student Brendan Ross, said Saturday’s accident n was a “tragic accident that appears to be the result of a vehicle malfunction.” According to reports,...
Adam Wheeler Returned To Jail For Citing Harvard University On Resume
Adam Wheeler, who convicted of fraud for faking his way into Harvard, was ordered held without bail Wednesday after admitting he violated his probation by citing the university on a job resume. Wheeler was sentenced last year to 2 1/2 years in jail and 10 years on probation for identity fraud and other charges. Prosecutors said Mr....
Derrick Bell, First African-American tenured Professor At Harvard Dies at 80
Derrick Bell, the first African-American to become a tenured professor at Harvard law, has died at the age of 80. Details after the jump.
Video: Bill Murray Conducts Harvard Band Wearing Pink Pants
During the Harvard-Cornell football game this Saturday, students and fans were treated to the sight of actor Bill Murray, wearing pink pants and interacting with both schools’ bands. Murray was attending the game anonymously with his friend James M. Downey, who is a writer on SNL and Harvard alumnus. However, when Harvard’s band started playing the Ghostbusters...
Video: Harvard’s 375th Birthday Cake (A Really Big Cake)
Harvard University celebrated its 375th birthday, and what better way to honor that than to bake a really big cake. See what 278 pounds of butter, 1,290 cups of sugar, 1,000 eggs, 1,000 cups of cake flour, 16 gallons of buttermilk, 125 cups of coca powder, 25 cups of salt, and 24 cups of vanilla...
