The Scoop
The ‘Necessary Evil’ of Computer Science 124
Most students aren’t taking Computer Science 124: Data Structures and Algorithms for pride. They’re taking it to fulfill the computer science concentration’s Algorithms requirement. Hence the course’s description as “a necessary evil” in the Q Guide.
Right to Read Exhibit
At the Harvard Law School library’s latest exhibit, “Challenging Our Right to Read,” controversial books, formerly resigned to the shadows, are once again on display — right beside the objections raised against them.
Should Harvard Red Light or Green Light the Blue Lights?
For how important they are to Harvard's discussion of safety, and despite their prevalence and accessibility, Harvard's emergency phone system is not something most Harvard students think about day to day. Dotting the grounds like glittering blue breadcrumbs, Harvard’s 530 blue light phones blend in with streetlights and gates and other doodads, becoming just another thing on campus.
Blue Lights Photo
Students expressed mixed feelings about the blue light phone system, with some saying they view them as deterrents to crime and others saying they likely would not use them in a real emergency.
Do We Have the Right To Read?
“Do we, as a society, have an ethical obligation to create safe spaces and boundaries for particular groups of people?” asks Jocelyn Kennedy, one of the curators of the Harvard Law School library exhibit, “Challenging Our Right to Read.”
Armaan Tipirneni and Pranav Ramesh
In the span of three or four days, Ramesh and Tipirneni created Classiq.red, choosing to collaborate on the project because they had known each other for a while and trusted the other to be up for the challenge.
my.harvard's Makeover
Nearly one decade after the last update, Harvard University Information Technology is now planning to launch a new update for my.harvard, with the help of some student recruits.
Through Oral History, Students Listen to the Silences
“Memory changes because life experience has changed, but so does the language and ideas available for someone through which to understand that experience,” says Professor Katie Holmes. “Meaning is always individual and cultural, therefore, it is historically located.”
The Magic of Food Fermentation in Eng-Sci 24
Eng-Sci 24 is a lab course focused on innovation. Despite its culinary application, the course draws students with career interests varying from food writing to sustainable food production.
Pia M. Sörenson Photo
Pia M. Sörenson, Senior Preceptor in Chemical Engineering and Applied Materials, teaches Eng Sci 24, a class exploring the science behind fermentation.
‘I Want People to Know It’: Ava E. Silva ’27 Works to Preserve the Alabama Language
Within the Working of Language in the Field (WOLF) lab, Ava E. Silva '27 and a team of Harvard researchers are currently developing the Alabama language project, a five-year initiative that aims to document the language, study its grammar and lexicon, and produce educational resources for the Alabama-Coushatta community.
