Freshman Dean’s Office Volume 2021 Issue V Yard Bulletin September 15, 2017 You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu). Upcoming Events Intramurals  September 15 & 16, 7:30PM – An Evening with Champions. An Evening with Champions is a student- run, non-profit committee dedicated to fighting cancer by raising money for The Jimmy Fund, the fundraising arm of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Founded at Harvard University in 1970, An Evening with Champions presents an annual world-class figure skating exhibition that has featured national and Olympic champions such as Yuna Kim, Michelle Kwan, Evan Lysacek, and more. Hosted by Intramural participants represented their dorms at Emily Hughes and Paul Wylie. Individual performers include: Polina Glow-in-the-Dark Capture the Flag Edmunds, Angela Wang, Yasmin Siraj, Selena Zhao, Molly Malone, on Saturday, September 9, in Tercentenary Theatre. Tiffany Lau, Shotaro Omari, Kevin Shum, and Kelvin Li. Pair skaters include: Nica Digerness and Daniel Neudecker, Cate Fleming and Crimson Contests Jedidiah Isbell, Karina Manta and Joseph Johnson, and Joel Dear and Christian Erwin. $10 student tickets are available at the Harvard Box Come out to enjoy early fall weather, take a break Office: boxoffice.harvard.edu. Bright-Landry Hockey Center. from the books, and cheer on your Crimson in  Mondays, September 18, 25 & October 2, 1-4PM – Art the following contests: Study Center Open Hours: Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe  Saturday, September 16, Portfolio. To complement the American Repertory Theater’s 5PM – Women's Volleyball production of WARHOLCAPOTE (now–October 13), the Art vs. UMass Lowell. MAC. Study Center will feature prints from Andy Warhol’s portfolio Marilyn Monroe. This event coincides with the  Sunday, September 17, 1PM – Field Hockey Harvard Art Museums’ regular Art Study Center Open Hours; visitors vs. New Hampshire. Harvard Field Hockey may also request to see works of art not currently on view in the galleries. Stadium. Please be prepared to present a photo ID. Harvard Art Museums, Art  Friday, September 22, 7PM – Study Center, Level 4. Women’s Rugby vs. Mt. St.  Tuesday, September 19, 4:30-6PM – Mary's. Mignone Field. Weatherhead Center for  Saturday, September 23, 12PM – Football International Affairs Open House. vs. Brown. Harvard Stadium. Come discover what the Weatherhead Center is all about at this reception for undergraduates! The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites you to meet their affiliates and learn about opportunities Tips on Interacting with including: summer travel grants for thesis research; research internships in France; study groups led by WCFIA affiliates; winter-break grants for Faculty outside the research and travel; research assistant positions to faculty, fellows, or Classroom postdocs; IRoC events on campus; thesis research workshops; seminars on a wide range of international topics; and grants for student groups on 1. Invite them to lunch! Your professors, TFs, campus. Refreshments will be served! CGIS Knafel Cafe, coaches, academic advisers, and PAFs can all eat 1737 Cambridge St. for free in Annenberg when accompanied by a student. Please have them sign in at the checker’s  Monday, September 25, 4:30PM – Imagining a History desk. for a Young Tradition: Shugendō at Mount Togakushi, Eighteenth Century. Japan’s mountain school of Shugendō 2. Let them know when you has been depicted through various lenses—a folk tradition, a have a game, a play, or some symbol of national unity, and an ancient form of nature other activity that they might worship—all of which leave a hazy impression of its historical enjoy attending. formation. This is owed, in part, to sentiments in modern scholarship and 3. Visit office hours to ask questions about classes, the popular imagination, yet it is not simply born out of the modern era. discuss concentration choice, or anything else on Offering some earlier precedence, this talk introduces several moments in your mind. the premodern development of Shugendō through the case of Mount 4. If you have a conflict during the professor's Togakushi (Nagano prefecture). This Buddhist Studies Forum event is posted office hours, email him or her to schedule presented by Mahindra Humanities Center. Barker Center, Room 133. an appointment. Freshman Dean’s Office Opportunities for Freshmen

Morton Prince House Enjoy a Free Concert at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Next Saturday, 6 Prescott St. September 23, the Symphony Society will be putting on its first of seven, Cambridge, MA 02138 all-expenses-paid evenings with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Join your classmates for a pre-concert reception with a member of the Phone: 617-495-1574 orchestra, followed by a performance of Haydn and Mahler conducted by Fax: 617-496-1624 Andris Nelsons. Sign up at: freshmanseptemberconcert.splashthat.com. Space is limited, so E-mail: [email protected] reserve your spot soon! Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9AM-5PM Take a Drop-in Dance Class. Can't make it to a series of classes each month, but don't want to miss out on taking dance classes this fall? Submissions The Harvard Dance Center at 60 Garden St. has a solution for you: Please send submissions by drop-in classes! This pay-as-you-go option is available for the Tuesday at 9:00AM to: following non-credit classes at the Harvard Dance Center at varying [email protected] levels: Ballet, Contemporary, Conditioning: Strength & Stretch, and West African Dance. Call 617-495-8683, or visit ofa.fas.harvard.edu/dance-non-credit-classes for more Published Fridays. information.

Safety Notice Volunteer with HSHS. The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter is the first student-run homeless shelter in the To contact an FDO representative in nation currently operating out of the University Lutheran the event of a serious, non-academic Church in Harvard Square and serving 24 men and women of all ages every night for the emergency, please call your proctor, or five coldest months of winter! The student staff and the University Lutheran Church work the Harvard University Police at (617) together to provide guests with shelter, food, security, and a supportive environment of 495-1212, or, on campus, 5-1212. mutual respect. The shelter also serves as a bridge between the homeless and student Safety and other emergency messages populations of Cambridge and Boston. By bringing ourselves into closer contact with the are displayed as soon as possible on the people experiencing homelessness, we aim to increase our understanding of the challenges News and Notices section of the and aspirations of the individuals we serve. Learn more at hshshelter.org, apply to College home page at www.college.harvard.edu. volunteer at pbha.org/apply, and ask any questions to [email protected].

Resources for Freshmen Language Tables in Annenberg. Join your TFs, preceptors, and professors in informal conversation in a foreign language. No experience or course enrollment necessary. Look for signs near the front of Annenberg. Mondays, 5-6PM: Hebrew and Spanish; Tuesdays, 5:30-7PM: German; Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30PM: Italian and Catalan; Wednesdays, 5-7PM: Russian; Wednesdays, 5:30-7PM: Chinese and Portuguese; Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30: French. Enhanced Brain Breaks. Studying got you seeing double? Take a break from the books, and stop by Annenberg for a late night treat! Enjoy these tasty snacks at 9PM on the following days: Sunday, September 17: grilled cheese and tomato soup; Thursday, September 21: taco & nacho bar; Thursday, September 28: late-night breakfast. HUPD Bike & Laptop Registration. The final HUPD bike and laptop registration date has been rescheduled to lunch on Wednesday, September 20, in Annenberg. Please bring your laptop with you. Please do not bring your bike to Annenberg. However, you will need your bike’s make, model, serial number, color, and style to complete the registration. HUPD will also be offering LoJack for Laptops, a software-based theft recovery and data security service that is embedded into a computer's basic input/output system (BIOS) and installed onto the hard drive of the computer. A four-year subscription costs $30, payable by cash or check. For more information, please contact: [email protected]. Bureau of Study Counsel @ 5 Linden St.:  Attending to Attention: Strategies for Focus and Concentration. Develop strategies to manage difficulties with attention. To register, email Aurora Sanfeliz: [email protected]. Tuesday, September 19, 3-4:30PM.  Reading and Study Strategies. Learn to read more purposefully and selectively with greater speed and comprehension. $25 for Harvard College students. Advance registration is required. Visit bsc.harvard.edu/readingcourse for registration and more information. September 18-29, Monday-Friday, 8-9AM or 4-5PM.  Study Skills for the Bilingual Mind. Explore cognitive processes of bilingualism and strategies for reading, writing, and public speaking/presentation in academic settings. Includes an introduction to techniques and approaches to enhance the learning experience for bilingual students at Harvard. To register, email Aurora Sanfeliz: [email protected]; or Niti Seth: [email protected]. Monday, September 25, 12-2PM.  Study @ 5 Linden. Looking for a quiet place to get some work done? Stop by our quiet, cozy study space here at the BSC! Grab a coffee and a snack, and settle in here at our comfortable study space. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10AM-4:30PM.