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Freshman Dean’s Office
Volume 2018
Issue XI
Yard Bulletin
October 31, 2014
You may view the Yard Bulletin on the FDO Website (www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu).
Upcoming Events
 Saturday, November 1, 5:30 &
8:30PM - Expressions Dance
Company Presents: Experience.
Come experience the magic of Harvard's biggest and
baddest hip-hop dance group! Tickets are available at the
Harvard Box Office ($8), at the door ($10), and from
members of the company. Lowell Lecture Hall.
 Saturday, November 1, 6-9PM - Día de
los Muertos/Day of the Dead Evening
Celebration. Celebrate Day of the Dead with
a festive evening of music, food, and
community. Remember departed loved ones at this year's
Día de los Muertos altar, savor Mexican refreshments,
and enjoy the lively music of the Mariachi Véritas de
Harvard and Trio Ollin! Visit peabody.harvard.edu for
required tickets. Peabody Museum, 11 Divinity Ave.
 Monday, November 3, 6-8PM - Brevia
Launch Party! Join Brevia, the Harvard
College Undergraduate Research
Association (HCURA) publication, to
celebrate the launch of our newest printed
issue! Learn more about our magazine and how you can
get involved. Classy food will be served, and attendees
will walk away with their own copy of Brevia! Find out
more about Brevia at brevia.hcura.org. Dunster JCR.
 November 7-9 & 13-15, 8PM - Three Sisters.
HRDC presents Chekhov's Three Sisters on the
Loeb Mainstage. This reconstruction of
Chekhov’s iconic play looks at the beauty,
darkness, and perverse humor of lives spent
playing make-believe. After the death of their
father, three sisters—Olga, Masha, and Irina—
and their brother, Andrei, are stuck in their family home
in the middle of nowhere, trapped between childhood
and the rest of their lives. When a troop of soldiers comes
to town, the sisters welcome them into their home,
entering a series of desperate romances. Only tragedy can
follow. Tickets on sale through the ART and Harvard Box
Office or online at: bit.ly/threesistersharvard. The Loeb
Drama Center, 64 Brattle St.
Freshman Fun
African Study Break
Wednesday, November 5, 7PM
Grays Common Room
Join your fellow freshmen for an Africanthemed study break, and get introduced to
some of the culture! Learn how to make fried
plantains, a dish common to many African
countries. Enjoy other popular African food and drink as well!
Message from the Dean
Our colleagues in the Health Services have assembled
“Six Steps to Managing a Stressful Situation.” We share
these with you now, convinced of the potential benefits,
and look forward to hearing at any point how we can be helpful.
STOP – just for a moment, stop what you are doing and the
continuous flow of negative thoughts and judgments about the
situation.
BREATHE – take three deep breaths. Inhale deeply, exhale slowly.
Imagine cooling a bowl of hot soup. Feel your abdomen rise and
fall, releasing any tension in your body as you exhale.
STRETCH – release the tension in your body. Open your arms
wide. Reach up to the sky. Touch your toes. Clench and unclench
your fists. Stretch out your fingers. Open your jaw wide. Stick out
your tongue. Open your eyes wide.
REFLECT – consider what is really going on. Just the facts. Is the
situation a crisis? What can you do now to cope? Do what works.
CHOOSE – recognize that you have choices. You can make a
choice about your thoughts about the situation. You can make a
choice about how you will react. You can make a choice to ask for
help. Notice what your choices are.
ENCOURAGE – say to yourself a simple word or phrase of
encouragement, such as: “Calm,” “Wait, step back,” “This will
pass,” or “I’m doing the best I can right now.”
Reminders
Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, November 2,
at 2AM. Remember to set your clocks back one hour.
Enjoy the extra sleep!
Election Day is Tuesday, November 4. Every vote counts!
The Fall First-Year Faculty Dinner is Tuesday, November 4, at
4PM. Don’t miss your chance to invite a professor, administrator,
coach, or other guest to join you for a fancy meal in Annenberg!
Confirm your course changes. Log in to your portal, and check
your official course record to make sure any mid-semester course
changes you made have been processed.
Freshman Parents Weekend is Friday,
November 7 & Saturday, November 8! Visit
www.parents.fas.harvard.edu for a schedule of
events. All students are invited to participate,
whether or not their families attend.
On Tuesday,
October 28,
freshmen gathered
for a lunch at Dean
Dingman’s house
featuring guest
Anton Gunn to
discuss the
payment of
collegiate athletes.
Academic Events
Freshman Dean’s Office
Morton Prince House
6 Prescott St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-1574
Fax: 617-496-1624
E-mail: fdo@fas.harvard.edu
Hours: Mon. - Fri., 9AM-5PM
Submissions
Please send submissions by
Tuesday at 9:00AM to:
yardnews@fas.harvard.edu
Published Fridays.
Safety Notice
To contact an FDO representative in
the event of a serious, non-academic
emergency, please call your proctor, or
the Harvard University Police at (617)
495-1212, or, on campus, 5-1212.
Safety and other emergency messages
are displayed as soon as possible on the
News and Notices section of the
College home page at
www.college.harvard.edu.
 Wednesday, November 5, 5:15PM - "Feeding Moloch: The Sacrifice
of Children on the Altar of Capitalism." The 2014 Ingersoll Lecture
on Immortality will be delivered by Russell Banks, a recipient of
Guggenheim and NEA grants and a St. Lawrence Prize for fiction.
Admission is free; tickets required. Limit of two tickets per person, available through at
the Harvard Box Office. Presented by Harvard Divinity School. Sanders Theatre.
 Wednesday, November 5, 5:30PM - “Stereotype Threat: How It Affects Us
and What We Can Do About It.” Claude Steele, internationally renowned social
scientist and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, University of California Berkeley, will discuss his theory of stereotype threat, which has been the focus of
much of his research and writing throughout his academic career. The theory
examines how people from different groups, being threatened by different stereotypes,
can have quite different experiences in the same situation. It has also been used to
understand group differences in performance, ranging from intellectual to athletic.
This event is free; seating is first-come, first-served. Not able to make it in person?
During the event, Dr. Steele’s speech will be live-streamed through a link on the HGSE
homepage: gse.harvard.edu. You can tweet questions for Dr. Steele @HGSE_Live
during the Q&A. Askwith Forum, Longfellow Hall, 13 Appian Way.
 Thursday, November 6, 4PM – A Conversation with Trumpeter
Wallace Roney. One of the most in-demand trumpeters on the
professional circuit, Wallace Roney holds the distinction of being
the only trumpet player the legendary Miles Davis ever personally
mentored. In 1991 Roney was chosen by Davis to share the stage at his historic
performance in Montreux, Switzerland. He will discuss his career and creative process
during a conversation moderated by Ingrid Monson, Quincy Jones Professor of African
American Music. Admission is free; tickets/RSVPs not required. Arts @ 29 Garden St.
Resources for Freshmen
Opportunities
Advising Corner takes place over lunch in Annenberg, 12-2PM, scheduled days.
Next week: Sociology with Laura Thomas on Monday, November 3; Comparative
Study of Religion with Courtney Lamberth & James Reich on Tuesday, November
4; English with Henry Vega Ortiz on Wednesday, November 5.
Lead FOP! The First-Year
Outdoor Program (FOP) is a
week-long pre-orientation
program that promotes
leadership development for
members of the Harvard community and
develops social support and self-awareness
for first-year students. Information sessions:
Wednesday, November 5, 8:30PM, Emerson
105; Thursday, November 13, 8:30PM,
Harvard Hall 201. You don’t need to have
gone on FOP to lead. Visit harvardfop.com
to learn more. Can’t wait to see you there!
Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Fair (LSURF). Interested in learning about
life science research opportunities at Harvard? Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, grad
students, undergraduates, and researchers will present their research at the poster
session, an effective and convenient way to connect directly with Harvard
researchers. Also, visit tables with information about fellowships, research funding
sources, and summer research opportunities. Questions? Contact the Life Sciences
Undergraduate Research Advisor, Margaret Lynch: margaretlynch@g.harvard.edu.
Tuesday, November 4, 2-5PM, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St.
Global Health Fair. Global health is a complex, multidisciplinary
field, with opportunities in health, technology, research, and
social services—all working toward positive change around the
world. Come learn about volunteer and internship opportunities,
as well as Harvard programs and funding. Learn more: www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu.
Thursday, November 6, 4-6PM, Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster Street.
Bureau of Study Counsel Workshop: Procrastination. Explore the roots of
procrastination and develop practical strategies for engaging in tasks when you
find yourself resistant, avoidant, blocked, or paralyzed. Register online at
bsc.harvard.edu. Friday, November 7, 12-1:30PM, 5 Linden St.
Serenity Room. Come to the brand new Serenity Room in the basement
of Grays Hall for the following weekly offerings: Mondays, 8-9PM,
Stressbusters. Free 5-7minute backrubs for neck, back, and shoulders;
Wednesdays, 7-7:30PM, Drop-In Meditation. Everyone is welcome. No
prior experience necessary. We will explore various kinds of meditation.
For meditation sessions, please arrive on time!
Take a Taekwondo Seminar with Steven
Lopez. The Harvard Taekwondo Club
(HTKD) will be hosting an instructional
seminar with two-time Olympic Gold
Medalist and five-time Taekwondo World
Champion, Steven Lopez! All are welcome
to train with an amazing athlete. There will
be an additional opportunity to meet Steven
Lopez at the HTKD Open Tournament on
Sunday, November 9, in the MAC Gym. For
more information on both events,
“like” Harvard Taekwondo on
Facebook, or contact us at:
president.htkd@gmail.com.
Saturday, November 8, 3PM,
QRAC Gymnasium.