Freshman Dean’s Office Volume 2018 Issue XVIII Yard Bulletin January 30, 2015 You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu). Upcoming Events Resources for Freshmen  Monday, February 2, 6PM - Motown Advising Corner, 12-2PM, in Annenberg: Monday, February 2 the Musical at Harvard. Charles – Sociology with Laura Thomas and Rachel Meyer. Randolph-Wright, director of the Desserts and Dialogue with Professor smash Broadway show Motown the Gregg Tucci. Ever wonder how your Musical, and members of the show’s professors define success or how they cast will discuss the history and deal with set-backs? Join us for some delectable desserts and an cultural impact of Berry Gordy’s honest discussion about professors' and students' experiences. iconic record company and its extraordinary roster of RSVP at: successfailureproject.bsc.harvard.edu. Limited to 20. composers and performers. Moderated by Ingrid Monson, Tuesday, February 3, 4-5:30PM, Lowell Small Dining Room. Quincy Jones Professor of African American Music. Admission is free; tickets/RSVPs not required. Seating is Grief and Bereavement Group. Memorial first-come, first-served, subject to venue capacity. Church will offer a three-week grief and Farkas Hall Studio, 10-12 Holyoke St. bereavement group this February. The group will be hosted by the Rev. Dr. Lucy A.  Thursday, February 5, 8PM - Harvard Forster-Smith, along with one of Memorial Thinks Big VI. Join the College Events Board Church’s seminarians, Omar Rouchon, M.Div III, Harvard in the sixth annual installment of Harvard Divinity School. Students who have lost parents, partners, Thinks Big. In a night of TED-style talks, friends, siblings, grandparents, or others close to them are seven Harvard professors will discuss a topic welcome. We will meet in a confidential setting at Memorial of their choosing with the theme of big ideas Church on Tuesdays, February 3, 10, and 17, 4:30-6PM. Please and thinking beyond traditional boundaries. register by contacting Rev. Forster-Smith: 617-496-3217 or Free tickets are available in the Harvard Box [email protected]. Office starting Thursday, January 29. Sanders Theatre. Bureau of Study Counsel Workshops @ 5 Linden St.:  Saturday, February 7, 6PM - Pack the House: Women's  Time Management. Identify your priorities, learn how to Basketball vs. Yale. Watch plan and manage your time more effectively, and develop the Crimson take on the strategies for dealing with challenges. Register online at rival Bulldogs! Wear pink to support the Kay Yow Cancer bsc.harvard.edu. Monday, February 9, 3:30-5PM. Fund. All fans wearing pink get a free spin of the Harvard  Post-Concussive Strategies and Coping prize wheel to win prizes such as t-shirts, rally towels, and Workshop. For students who experience more! Join the team for post-game autograph session. Free academic, social, or other aftereffects of a team photographs will be provided. Lavietes Pavilion. concussion. No registration required. Wednesday, February 11, 12-1PM. Blizzard 2015 Office of Career Services Offerings:  Harvard Start-Up Career Fair. This educational and career-focused event is an excellent way for you to network with representatives from 75+ entrepreneurial and start-up organizations, learn about jobs and internships, and discover opportunities available in the start-up field. Friday, February 6, 1-4PM, Harvard Innovation Lab, 125 Western Ave., Allston.  Theatre & Entertainment Meet-Up. Meet Harvard alumni from LA and NYC who work in theatre, television, comedy, and film as writers, producers, artists, and more! Hear from current students and alumni about how they landed summer internships, and learn about how to network into a job after graduation! Limited space available. To ensure your spot, register through Crimson Careers: ocs.fas.harvard.edu/crimsoncareers. Despite the storm on Tuesday, January 27, students made it outside to enjoy the snow, and meals were Saturday, February 7, 1-4PM, OCS, 54 Dunster St. successfully served at Annenberg thanks to the efforts of HUDS staff, students, proctors, and deans. Freshman Dean’s Office HUHS Flu Facts & Prevention Tips Flu symptoms include: fever; cough; sore throat; runny or stuffy nose; muscle or body Morton Prince House aches; headaches; fatigue; vomiting; or diarrhea. Flu is spread mainly by the droplets 6 Prescott St. Cambridge, MA 02138 released when an infected person sneezes, coughs, or speaks and those droplets end up in the mouths and noses of those close by. Healthy adults can spread the flu, once infected, Phone: 617-495-1574 beginning one day before symptoms start and five to seven days after becoming sick. Fax: 617-496-1624 E-mail: [email protected] Treatment for the flu is focused on managing symptoms to avoid Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9AM-5PM complications, particularly in those who may have other preexisting conditions. Antiviral medication (most commonly Tamiflu) can be used to decrease the length and severity of symptoms in those who clinicians Submissions feel would benefit the most from the use of the medications (usually those at higher risk from complications) and have to be given early in the course of illness. Please send submissions by If antivirals are not prescribed, the usual recommendation is to rest at home, avoid close Tuesday at 9:00AM to: contact with others, drink plenty of water and other liquids to prevent dehydration, and [email protected] treat fever, aches, and cough with over-the-counter medications. Most healthy young adults Published Fridays. recover in a short period of time but may find fatigue lasts longer than other symptoms. The final HUHS flu clinic is Monday, February 2, 12-3PM, in Monks Library (2nd floor of Safety Notice HUHS in the Smith Campus Center). No appointment necessary. To contact an FDO representative in the event of a serious, non-academic emergency, please call your proctor, or ReFRESHMENt the Harvard University Police at (617) 495-1212, or, on campus, 5-1212. Safety and other emergency messages are displayed as soon as possible on the News and Notices section of the College home page at On Sunday, January 25, freshmen kicked off the semester with ReFRESHMENt, reflecting on the fall term and considering www.college.harvard.edu. what’s ahead through activities, performances, discussions, and tasty treats! Opportunities for Freshmen Come to an Intro Comp Meeting for The Harvard Advocate. Seeking writers, artists, critics, designers, web designers, dealmakers, and book nerds of all stripes for the nation’s oldest collegiate literary magazine. Founded in 1866, The Harvard Advocate counts T.S. Eliot, Conrad Aiken, and Norman Mailer among our members and e.e. cummings, Ralph Ellison, Jack Kerouac, and Tom Wolfe as contributors to our pages. A quarterly magazine, our mission is to publish the best art, fiction, poetry, and prose that Harvard undergraduates have to offer. No experience required. Monday, February 2, 8PM, 21 South St. Comp Key! Crimson Key is a social service organization serving Harvard since 1948. We give tours, help run Opening Days and other campus activities, and have a great time doing it. Information sessions: Thursday, February 5, 7PM, Fong Auditorium; Monday, February 9, 5PM, Ticknor Lounge; Tuesday, February 10, 8PM, Ticknor Lounge; and Wednesday, February 11, 8PM, Ticknor Lounge. Applications are due Friday, February 13, 4PM. For more, please visit: crimsonkeysociety.org. Sign-up for the Harvard Computer Society's Mentorship Program: Big O's and Little O's! Do you feel lost in regards to how to pursue a concentration or secondary in Computer Science? This program sets up those with less CS experience with more experienced mentors who can coach them in course scheduling, the life of a CS concentrator, and more! You can sign up to be either a mentee (Little o) or a mentor (Big O). The application is due by 11:59PM, Friday, February 6. For the link to sign up, please email Javier Cuan-Martinez: [email protected]. There will be a kick-off dinner after the submission process is over where mentees and mentors can get to know each other and the rest of the program participants. Tuesday Magazine Wants New Talent (You!) Tuesday is a literary arts publication for poems, short stories, essays, scripts, memoirs, paintings, photos, and mixed media creations. Our mission is to amplify literary and artistic discourse on campus. If you want to write and create with a community, select and edit submissions, or develop a publication business, join our team! Inclusive comp, short application: tuesdaymagazine.com. Write with us. Create with us. Join us. Referee IM Contests! Do you like sports? Have you ever been or wanted to be a referee or official? Looking to get involved with the Freshman and House Intramural Programs all while getting paid? If you answered yes to any of these questions, consider applying to become an official through the Department of Athletics Intramural Referee Program. Hours are flexible, training is provided, and you get paid to watch sports! Write to [email protected] with questions and/or a short statement of interest. Join Harvard Taekwondo! Learn self-defense, get back in shape, and kick off this semester right with free bubble tea at our introductory practice. We train in Olympic-style taekwondo and compete against other teams in the Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference. Visit hcs.harvard.edu/~htkd, or email [email protected], for more information. Saturday, February 7, 3PM in the MAC Mezzanine.