It’s shopping week at the College, and Harvard's version of the advertising circular turns up all over campus, posted on bulletin boards and the Yard kiosks—colorful, deadpan, outrageous, plain, and elaborate flyers promoting new courses, old courses, and extracurricular activities to eager freshmen and jaded upperclassmen alike. We offer a sampling.
Professors and extracurriculars promote their wares as classes begin at Harvard
Professors and extracurriculars promote their wares as classes begin at Harvard
Harvard Yard kiosks blossom with flyers for courses and extracurriculars as classes begin.
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