Mather
Uncensored Humor: Mather House Satire Newsletter To Tone Down Lewd Jokes After Complaints
This semester, the Gorilla Gazette’s satire sparked debate over the boundaries of tasteful humor — and eventually intervention from House leadership, a brief rebellion against bowdlerization, and promises from the paper’s writers to change their tone.
‘It's Not Like Goodbye’: Students Seek Convenience, Friends With Interhouse Transfer
Nearly 200 students applied in the February interhouse transfer applications, according to Harvard College spokesperson Jonathan Palumbo. While some applications were approved on Feb. 17, many other students’ attempts to transfer Houses were unsuccessful.
Candles and Marigolds: Hundreds Gather for Harvard Dharma Diwali Celebration
More than 200 Harvard affiliates gathered Sunday night to celebrate Diwali — the Hindu festival of lights — in the Mather House faculty deans’ residence, which was adorned with candles and marigolds for the occasion.
‘How Do You Guys Stand This?’: Harvard Dining Hall Shifts Schedule After Overheating Concerns
Following student outcry over Harvard dining working conditions, Harvard Undergraduate Dining Services closed Mather House’s dining hall for lunch Thursday and Friday and served dinner Thursday “without use of warmers” for the food.
Where Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Lives Today
Here are the houses, dormitories, professorships, streets, and towns that memorialize Harvard affiliates responsible for enslaving people and promoting racial discrimination.
Two Harvard Students Named 2022 Truman Scholars
Two Harvard College students were awarded the Truman scholarship — an honor recognizing leadership, commitment to a career in public service, and academic excellence — according to a press release from last week.
Mather House
When Alicia Keys sang “concrete jungles where dreams are made of”, she was very clearly thinking of Mather. This house comes with a practical concrete exterior, guaranteed singles, and every amenity you could dream of. Wake up in the solitude and privacy of your own room, look out your window at the beautiful Charles River, and walk a few minutes to the Yard just in time for class.
Harvard Police Department to Close Mather Substation Following Student, Faculty Complaints
The Harvard University Police Department is set to close its Mather House substation following years of outcry from students and faculty.
Harvard Dharma Hosts Annual Diwali Celebration
Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu students’ association, hosted a prayer service and home-cooked dinner on Saturday evening in celebration of Diwali, the five-day festival of lights celebrated throughout South Asia.
Mather House Tutor To Serve on Cambridge LGBTQ+ Commission
Soltan A. Bryce, a tutor in Mather House, will serve on the City of Cambridge’s LGBTQ+ Commission after being appointed to the position by City Manager Louis A. DePasquale on Feb. 1.
Harvard Dismisses Three Students from Dorms After September Indoor Party
Harvard sent home three freshmen living in Mather House last weekend after finding that they hosted a party in the house with at least three other guests last month, according to five freshmen on campus with knowledge of the matter.
Harvard Affiliates Petition to Rename Mather House Due to Slaveholding Namesake
Four Mather House students crafted a petition arguing that the House should no longer bear the namesake of former Harvard president and slave owner Increase Mather.
MASC David Jud 2
David Jud is a resident tutor at Mather House. Together with Harvard chaplain Adam L. Dyer, he founded “The Masc”, the first organization on campus created to discuss and address questions about masculinity.
MASC David Jud
Jud says that his goal is to provide a space to “share stories” and allow everyone's experiences to exist.
Mather Pilots App Designed to Connect House Residents
Meet Mather, an app designed to connect Mather House residents, launched this past week in conjunction with several house-wide events to celebrate the app’s release.
A Lathe Night Turning Wood in Mather Basement
“Whenever trees come down around campus, I try to be the first one there,” Smith says. “People text me when they hear chainsaws.”
Alan Hark in Action
Alan Hark uses a bevel-rubbing push cut to shape a student's Bigleaf maple bowl.
Alan Hark's Hands
Alan Hark uses his hands to sand the outside of one of his students' wooden bowls, made of Black Cherry, as it spins on the lathe.
Wood Shavings Fly
Wood shavings fly in the air as Jack B. Smith '19 hollows out the inside of his wooden bowl.
Federal Complaint Alleges Harvard’s Decision to Place Former Student on Leave Violated Americans with Disabilities Act
Harvard currently faces a complaint filed with the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging the College’s 2018 decision to place former student Ty Pelton-Byce ’20 on a mandatory leave of absence constituted disability-based discrimination.
United in Anger
Students remember their support network as a collection of individual people and places at Harvard — a makeshift community of clubs, specific houses, professors, and proctors — rather than a cohesive institutional effort.
Mather House Committee Faces Backlash Over Shirt Design
A Housing Day t-shirt design parodying Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 album, “Damn,” has angered some Mather House residents, who say the design was racist.