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Harvard class colors and trademark clothing

A class tradition refurbished, and “Harvard Yard” threads

letters from readers

Letters from our readers

Loss and gain in dropping pre-med

A senior assesses life at—and after—college without the pre-med track.

by Melanie E. Long

Quotation Q and A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Tips for healthy eating at parties and everywhere else

Tips for healthy eating at parties and everywhere else

Frederick Seidel’s new poetry collection reviewed

Adam Kirsch reviews Poems 1959-2009 by Frederick Seidel ’57

by Adam Kirsch

Orchid bees and flight turbulence

Orchid bees in flight extend their hind legs for stability.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard-trained docs practice “age-management” medicine

Two Harvard-trained doctors launch a practice in the emerging field of age-management medicine.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard offices seek jobs and mentors for undergraduates

Harvard offices seek jobs and mentors for undergraduates

The social-engagement initiative combines studies with service

The social-engagement initiative in the department of African and African American studies combines studies with service.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

How cooking made us human

A Harvard anthropologist argues that cooking, a cultural practice, crucially shaped human evolution.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Archery Club revival

Renaissance for the Archery Club

by Craig Lambert