The College Pump
Peacemakers
Two scholars’ extracurricular efforts in the Middle East
by Primus VI
Funny—and Afire
A fresh source for Harvard humor, a critique embedded in a memorium, and historic photos of a famous campus fire
by Primus VI
“Puritans” Passé?
“Fair Harvard,” liberal arts Soviet-style, campus oases, and more
by Primus VI
Spring Sports, Spider Man
Roger Angell tees off, David Halberstam survives the Charles, and more
by Primus VI
Entrances and Exits
Coeducating the Harvard Club of New York, Robert McNamara redux, and a professor at home on the range
by Primus VI
Signs of the Times
Amusing campus signage, vanished greenery, and gunplay of yore
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