Harvard Today: March 12, 2014
Happy Wednesday! Not only is half of the week over, but Housing Day festivities and spring break are right around the corner! As you power through the last of your midterms, here are some guilty pleasure songs to add to your study playlist:
"Let It Go" - Idina Menzel: If youâre feeling hopeless about your upcoming midterm, thereâs no one stopping you from reinterpreting an animated Disney movieâs soundtrack as a personal message to you that you can indeed âlet it go.â Donât stress out too much, just walk into your test unfazed. I mean, youâve totally been keeping up with your readings and going to lecture all semester, right?
"Timber" - Pitbull ft. Ke$ha: Seeing as Ke$ha and Pitbull are constantly reminding you that âitâs going down,â youâre excited to start partying as soon as you walk out of your midterm. Whether that means having a day rager with your friends or taking a nap that lasts until dinner, you know that itâs a perfect start to spring break.
"#SELFIE" - The Chainsmokers: This is a song for those of us who donât stop barraging our friends with Snapchat selfies while at Lamont with sarcastic captions like â#partyâ or â#raging.â You know who you are.
"Turn Down For What" - DJ Snake & Lil Jon: Youâre excited to party pre-Housing Day and Thirsty Thursday, but incase the name of the song is an earnest question, you should probably turn down for that midterm you actually have scheduled on Housing Day or that Friday morning flight back home you have to catch.
IN THE ATMOSPHERE
For those of you crossing your fingers that yesterdayâs weather will stay, looks like youâre in bad luck. While the temperature is still pretty warm with a high of 48 degrees, itâll be rainy all day today and itâll snow at night (perfect for River Run!).
IN THE D-HALL
Lunch:
Roast Beef Panini
Roasted Honey Lime Chicken
Spicy Potato Pierogies
Dinner:
Beef Meatballs in Marinara Sauce
Memphis Style Roasted Chicken
Vegan âMeatâballs
Apple Crisp!
ON FLYBY
1) New Kirkland Housing Videos Use PowerPoint, Arenât Offensive: After controversy surrounding Kirklandâs BeyoncĂŠ-themed videos, upperclassmen created a new Housing Day video parodying âWe Didnât Start the Fireâ by Billy Joel, complete with a PowerPoint presentation and cool visual transitions!
2) âHi, Iâm Dean Pfisterâ- Currier House: Currier introduced its Housing Day video, What Does the Tree Say?, by sending an email from âdean.donald.pfister@gmail.comâ!
IN THE NEWS
3) After Lengthy Wait, Harvard Art Museums Will Open Renovated Building in November: âFollowing years of renovation, the Harvard Art Museums announced Tuesday afternoon that its new facility, which will house collections from all three of the Universityâs art museumsâthe Busch-Reisinger, the Fogg, and the Arthur M. Sacklerâwill open on Nov. 16 of this year.â
4) Divest Harvard Holds âTeach-Insâ Outside Massachusetts Hall: âStudents and members of Divest Harvard gathered in front of Massachusetts Hall Tuesday afternoon for a series of âteach-insâ conducted to reveal ways in which they believe the fossil fuel industry creates climate denialism and interferes with clean energy initiatives.â
5) With Campaign Underway, Harvard Has Raised $900 Million Since September: âHarvard has raised $900 million since the public launch of its capital campaign last September, boosting the fundraising driveâs ongoing total to $3.7 billion, more than half of its goal, University President Drew G. Faust said on Wednesday.â
EVENTS
The Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club is putting on The Motherf**ker with the Hat tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Loeb Experimental Theater. The play is a dark comedy following the lives of five characters who struggle with their addictions to love and other drugs.
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter and Square, will be giving a talk tonight about entrepreneurship and leadership at Farkas Hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Due to high demand, only standby seats remain at a first-come first-serve basis.
The OCS is having a session on using Twitter for job searches from 4 to 5 p.m. at 54 Dunster Street today. Register in advance through Crimson Careers.
PHOTO OF THE DAY
Benjamin Franta, a Harvard Graduate School student, and Alli Whelton â15 discuss the carbon budget and fossil fuel reserves at their rally in Harvard Yard on Tuesday afternoon.