The College Pump

Wadsworth House Nears 300

The building is a microcosm of Harvard’s history—and the history of the United States.

by Primus VI

What mortarboards hide, and news of centenarian Clarence M. Agress

On the uses of mortarboards, and a centenarian’s update

At Harvard, anatomy on view, and the return of Pooh

Anatomy on view, and the return of Pooh

How the gray squirrels came to Harvard Yard

How the gray squirrels came to Harvard Yard

A petting zoo at Harvard, a true Harvard/Yale man, and "Lies You Wanted to Hear"

Petting zoo on the Plaza, a Harvard/Yale man, and a late-blooming novelist

A race in Antarctica, a rescue on Everest, a dip into college courses past

A race in Antarctica, a rescue on Everest, a dip into the past

“A Theory of Justice: The Musical!” and Harvard’s Class of 1944

A Theory of Justice as musical comedy, and the class of ’44

An Air Forces Statistical School alumnus and Carl Vigeland on Archibald MacLeish

Statistically, a Harvard man—and Vigeland on MacLeish

Tennessee Williams meets Mother Teresa, and Gore Vidal on Harvard

Tennessee Williams, Mother Teresa…and Gore Vidal

Harvard’s Pennoyer bell, Allan R. Robinson, and "Illegitimum non carborundum"

Of the Pennoyer bell, and Harvard Bandsman Allan R. Robinson, Latin librettist