The College Pump
We Were Students Once...
Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer
by Primus VI
Divisions, and Dylan
McNamara on campus, the “Cambridge conceit,” and a lyric puzzle
by Primus VI
Soldiers, When Young
A member of the class of 1946 on the horrors, and humor, of World War II.
by Primus VI
26 Ways to Get into Harvard
A nitty-gritty guide by a Nieman Fellow and his team.
Jolly Tippler, Good Dog
A president who tippled, and an eternally faithful dog
Harvard Politics
J.Q. Adams on patronage and rhetoric, Daniel Merton Wegner on cats
Sea Sex
Channeling Valentine’s Day—and sustainable oceans—via sexy sea creatures
Nuts
Nutcracker notes, and a memorable blackout
Thrills, Baseball & Other
How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run
Mystery Solved
A Harvard Club discovery, a College artist’s epiphany
Loot, Vinegar, Blisters
Goalpost antics, Harvard vinegar, and the flip-flop menace