The College Pump

Aerial view of modern high-rise buildings surrounded by greenery and city skyline.

Which Harvard Architecture Stands the Test of Time?

In a sea of red brick, the Science Center and Peabody Terrace make their mark.

by Primus VI

Harvard president James Walker, in caricature and in the flesh

A Harvard presidential portrait rediscovered, and an art gallery of a cemetery

A president who tippled, and an eternally faithful dog

Excerpt of a letter from John Quincy Adams

J.Q. Adams on patronage and rhetoric, and Daniel Merton Wegner on cats

J.Q. Adams on patronage and rhetoric, Daniel Merton Wegner on cats

Channeling Valentine’s Day—and sustainable oceans—via sexy sea creatures

Channeling Valentine’s Day—and sustainable oceans—via sexy sea creatures

A long run in The Nutcracker, and the Blackout of '65

Nutcracker notes, and a memorable blackout

How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run

How Jim Connor got to Harvard, and Isadore Zarakov’s home run

Long a mystery to passers-by at the Harvard Club of New York, these photographs depict Mullgardt’s Tower

A Harvard Club mystery solved, a student artist’s epiphany

A Harvard Club discovery, a College artist’s epiphany

Altrocchi at his home in Reno. The goalpost has to go.

Goalpost antics, Harvard vinegar, and the flip-flop menace

Goalpost antics, Harvard vinegar, and the flip-flop menace

Calvert W. Watkins

The Pump Overflows

Astonishing linguist Calvert Watkins

Here lies an eager patriot.

“Love Story” locale, and other passionate pursuits

Love Story locale, and other passionate pursuits

See you. A much-admired pair of legs and shoes disappear into a window above the shops on Haight Street, San Francisco. The Reichardts have seen it all.

Baez, Dylan, and more vignettes from Harvard’s class of 1964

Baez, Dylan, and more vignettes from Harvard’s class of 1964