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<\/a>Harvard Men's Hockey vs. Colgate<\/p><\/div>\n
On campus over the past couple of weeks, there has been a pretty big student-run protest, “Occupy Harvard<\/a>,” our campus branch of the Occupy Movement, which launched in Harvard Yard in mid-November.\u00a0 When the movement began, students and members of the Harvard and Boston community marched onto campus with an array of signs. The protesters consisted of students, staff, faculty members, and members of the community voicing their opinions about the complicity of growing income inequality across the U.S. It was a very well-run demonstration that was not disbanded by police officers, but protected by law enforcement and the Harvard administration.\u00a0 At Harvard, we’re encouraged as students to voice our opinions and stand up for what we believe in. The College has stood by this principle as they’ve allowed students to set up tents in Harvard Yard in front of the John Harvard Statue over the past few weeks.\u00a0\u00a0 Protesters even celebrated Thanksgiving in the Yard<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n Student protesters set up tents inside the Yard<\/p><\/div>\n While the protesters are still staying in tents in Harvard Yard (where freshmen live), classes and events at Harvard continue to move forward. Recently, I’ve joined the break dancing club the “Harvard Breakers,” which practices three or four times a week.\u00a0 Check out one of their dance performances<\/a>! This is something I have always wanted to do and look forward to continuing second semester.<\/p>\n Lastly, I just celebrated Thanksgiving! I was not able to make it home to California for the holiday, but I wanted to thank Alex Steinroeder and his family for inviting me to their house for the holidays.\u00a0 Alex is a fellow member of the tennis team with me and lives in Holliston, about 30 minutes from campus. It was nice to be off campus for a couple of days.\u00a0 When I’m on campus, it seems like time flies by, as I’m constantly engaging is athletics, studying, or attending a club event. Being off campus gave me the opportunity to reflect on my experiences and recharge for the last couple weeks of the semester. That’s it for this entry. Thanks for reading, and Happy Belated Thanksgiving everyone!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a>