Freshman Dean’s Office Volume 2018 Issue VIII Yard Bulletin October 10, 2014 You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu). Upcoming Events  Saturday, October 11, 9:15PM - Café  Friday, October 17, 3:30-5PM - Professors & Lumière (Kohi jiko). Shooting for the Pastries with Jill Lepore and Mahzarin Banaji. first time in Japan on the eve of the Professors & Pastries is an ongoing series centennial of Yasujiro Ozu’s birth, designed to allow first-year students the film director Hou builds in echoes of opportunity to connect with some of Harvard’s Tokyo Story (1953) to deliver his own distinct riff on the outstanding faculty outside the classroom. You’ll age-old conflict between tradition and modernity. learn about their intellectual paths and then mingle over Adopting Ozu’s penchant for low angle domestic pastries from Finale. Sign up at apo.fas.harvard.edu. Space is observation and interstitial shots of trains, Hou constructs limited, so reserve your spot now! Straus Common Room. a formal conversation with the Japanese director’s  Friday, October 17, 6PM - Harvard perennial commentary on time’s bittersweet flow, while Men's Basketball Crimson Madness. emphasizing the different worlds existing before their Be there to meet the team and kickoff cameras. , 24 Quincy St. the 2014-2015 season! All tickets are free  Sunday, October 12, 7-8PM - Rad for this event! Undergraduate tickets are not available until Tones. Come check out the ‘Cliffe Notes, one week before the event, but all fans must have a ticket to the a cappella subset of the Radcliffe enter. Crimson Madness is expected to sell out and will Choral Society, founded in 1991. They feature: special welcome from Coach Tommy Amaker; perform a variety of repertoire ranging pregame dunk contest; special guest emcee and guest judges; from jazz to folk to pop, all arranged by three-point shootout; free giveaways; student promotions; free members of the group. They will be hosting this a capella team photos and rosters; post-game autograph session; and jam along with the Haverford Humtones. $5 tickets are performances by Harvard spirit squads! Be there to celebrate available at the Harvard Box Office. . the recent success of the Crimson and to meet the 2014-2015 squad. Go Crimson! .  Thursday, October 16, 5:30PM - “Down Home: The Musical Heritage of the  Saturday, October 18, 7:30PM – American South.” Learning from Raunak. Ready to watch some Performers, in association with Celebrity Bollywood grooves? Miss Ghungroo? Series of Boston, presents a conversation Obsessed with Hrithik Roshan? Come with jazz violinist Regina Carter, moderated by Ingrid watch Raunak, 's Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African American intercollegiate South Asian dance Music. Master of improvisational violin and recipient of a showcase produced by Harvard's own MacArthur Fellowship, Regina Carter will discuss her South Asian Dance Company (SADC). career and latest recording, “Southern Comfort,” which The show will feature over 10 teams she describes as “music suggested by my grandfather’s from all over the country, as well as a roots in Alabama”—interpretations of Cajun fiddle music, few of our own! Get out your calendar, early gospel, and coal miner’s work songs in addition to and mark the date. Tickets are $10 contemporary compositions. Admission is free; tickets/ pre-sale and $12 at the door, and they can be purchased from RSVPs are not required. Seating is first-come, first-served, the Harvard Box Office or from SADC members. Doors open subject to venue capacity. Old Library, 28 at 7PM. Hope to see you there! Lowell Lecture Hall. Dewolfe St. Save the Date Freshman Fun! Save the Date: First-Year Faculty Real Ramen Study Break Dinner. You are cordially invited Tuesday, October 14, 6:30-9PM to the fall term First-Year Faculty Grays Common Room Dinner on Tuesday, November 4, Ramen isn't just a quick two-minute food that college 4-7:30PM. Please mark your students eat. This study break provides students calendar for this exciting freshman tradition! The dinner with a taste of what real ramen is like! There will be offers you the chance to invite a professor, TF, ramen with different soup bases and various administrator, coach, or other guest to join you for a traditional Chinese toppings such as Chinese fancy meal in Annenberg. A formal invitation will be in vegetables, fishballs, and meatballs. This study break will be combined your Harvard Yard mail box in just a couple weeks. with karaoke to foster a gathering of fun and warmth. Freshman Dean’s Office Reminder Monday, October 13 is Columbus Day. Classes will not meet, and Morton Prince House 6 Prescott St. University offices will be closed. Relax and enjoy your long weekend! Cambridge, MA 02138 The shuttle will operate on a weekend schedule through Monday, October Phone: 617-495-1574 13. For more service updates, visit: www.shuttle.harvard.edu. Fax: 617-496-1624 E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9AM-5PM Opportunities for Freshmen Get Moving! Harvard on the Move has instituted a new Saturday run at 9:30AM! Harvard on the Move is a University-wide initiative that promotes Submissions physical and psychological wellness. We will meet at the MAC steps, 39 Please send submissions by Holyoke St., swing by the Quad (corner of Garden/Shepard St.) at 9:45AM, Tuesday at 9:00AM to: then head to Fresh Pond Circle where runners can participate in the Saturday [email protected] Fresh Pond Run if they choose. HOTM also offers workshops and lectures highlighting Published Fridays. relevant research and practical hands-on information. To join our mailing list, email [email protected], or contact [email protected] with Safety Notice questions. For additional info, check out facebook.com/HarvardOnTheMove. Enter to Win the 2014-15 Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting. To contact an FDO representative in the event of a serious, non-academic Do you collect books of a certain type, on a particular topic or theme, or for a special emergency, please call your proctor, or reason? If so, enter this year's Undergraduate Book Collecting Prize competition. The first the Police at (617) prize is $3,000, the second $1,500, and the third $750. Details about the Visiting Committee 495-1212, or, on campus, 5-1212. Prize, including the entry rules, can be found at: hcl.harvard.edu/libraries. Notify Susan Safety and other emergency messages Fliss, the Associate Librarian of for Research, Teaching are displayed as soon as possible on the and Learning, and Director of Gutman Library, of your intention to News and Notices section of the apply by sending an email to [email protected] by Friday, College home page at December 5. The deadline for submitting an essay and annotated www.college.harvard.edu. bibliography describing your collection is Friday, February 13. Resources for Freshmen

Advising Corner. Advising Corner, an opportunity for you to discuss your concentration, elective, or research interests with departmental advisers, takes place over lunch in Annenberg from 12-2PM on scheduled days. Speak with advisers at length, or to ask quick questions on the fly. Next week: Philosophy with James Bondarchuk & Cheryl Chen on Thursday, October 16; Psychology with Melissa Dias & Mahzarin Banaji on Friday, October 17. Students of AMF at Harvard. Students of AMF at Harvard is a University-wide organization that offers a peer-led support group for students grieving the loss of a loved one. Our mission is to help one another keep Actively Moving Forward! This is not counseling, but an opportunity to relate to peers facing similar situations. No obligation to share. No attendance commitment. The next meeting will be Tuesday, October 14, 8-9PM, in Wasserstein 3019. The support group will meet at that time every other Tuesday. To get involved or for more information, please email: [email protected]. HUHS October Announcements: Wintersession  SHARE Portal. The new SHARE (Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Want to learn self-defense, how to scuba dive, hone Education) portal, share.harvard.edu, consolidates all of the your writing skills, explore Boston, or try something resources Harvard provides to respond to and support brand new? January 16-25, 2015, is Wintersession, a students who have experienced sexual misconduct, including voluntary week of College-led and student-initiated OSAPR, the Title IX office, and HUPD. programming providing opportunities to explore a creative passion, learn new ideas, develop a new skill,  New Online Resources for Students. Several or delve into an extracurricular or career interest. departments affiliated with HUHS have recently launched new websites. Please take a moment to visit Dorms will reopen for everyone on Friday, January 16 these sites to learn more about the services and at 9AM. If your participation in a varsity sport, campus resources they offer to Harvard students: Health Promotion & job, or other special circumstance warrants you staying Education (HPE): hpe.huhs.harvard.edu; Alcohol & Other on campus between December 21 and January 15, you Drug Services (AODS): aods.harvard.edu; and Drug & Alcohol must apply for campus housing by Friday, October 24. Peer Advisors (DAPA): harvarddapa.org. Late applications will be accepted for a fee through Friday, December 5. For more details, Check out Study @ 5 Linden! Come to the Bureau of Study Counsel at or for a housing application, visit: 5 Linden Street, and find a cozy space to study with company, coffee, wintersession.college.harvard.edu. and cookies! Fall term: Tuesdays, 9AM-5PM; Thursdays, 11AM-5PM.