Inside Memorial Hall

Date April 16, 2008

Harvard’s dining hall for freshman is restricted to outsiders, but you can take a peek on this student guided tour. Learn about the original design of the building, and the unique collection of stained glass windows throughout. (more…)

FDR slept here

Date April 16, 2008

The toilet runs, there’s graffitti on the windows, and a former resident left behind some belongings. But for the students living in the old Adams House triple, those are minor inconveniences overshadowed by the spirit of one of the room’s first residents: a young Franklin Delano Roosavelt. (more…)

Digging in the Yard

Date April 16, 2008

It looks like the stuff any gardener might find while turning over a new tomato bed: rusty nails, chunks of old brick, shards of glass, maybe a sprinkler head or two. But to these Harvard anthropology students, it is a potential goldmine of information. (more…)

A walk through Harvard Yard

Date April 16, 2008

How old is Harvard University, and what is the original name of the school? What does Harvard Yard look like, and where did Matt Damon and Natalie Portman live when they attended the College? Find the answers to these questions and more on this student guided tour. (more…)

Massachusetts Hall

Date April 16, 2008

Harvard’s oldest academic building once hosted George Washington and many of his troops, who proved to be difficult guests. Whats’ happening in Massachusetts Hall today?

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