As if there were ever any question, thanks to this website, we will always know the answer:

#Tooreal.

is hurrrrrr.

Actor Jason Segel – best-known for his portrayal of Marshall Eriksen in the hit television show How I Met Your Mother - has been spotted in and around Harvard Square since Wednesday evening.

Segel was allegedly seen imbibing alone at Grendel’s on February 1.

Today, this shot of the actor was taken in the Yard:

(Photo credit: Casey Thomson '13.)

Segel is in town to accept his honor as the Hasty Pudding Man of the Year on February 3.

And the countdown to fangirl it up starts…NOW.

Sort of.

When the actress was asked during a recent event in Cambridge why she had quit Yale after only two years of enrollment, Danes facetiously replied, “I just couldn’t stand the school.” To make clear that all was in good humor, the starlet graciously backtracked, saying, “Nah, school just wasn’t for me. I had too much on my plate.”

Claire Danes, the winner of several Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for her versatile on-screen roles – from fifteen-year-old Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, to CIA agent Carrie Mathison in Homeland – was named The Hasty Pudding Theatrical’s Woman of The Year for 2012.  The actress accepted the honor on January 26 with an appearance at Harvard and participation in a cadre of raucous Hasty Pudding-themed events.

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Lady Gaga’s newest endeavor, the Born This Way Foundation, is set to launch this year at Harvard’s Sanders Theatre. It will be a one day event co-hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and The California Endowment. The Born This Way Foundation is a non-profit group that will reach out to youths in campaigns aimed at reducing bullying and creating a more accepting and empathetic culture. Kathleen McCartney, Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, said: “We share the spirit of the Born This Way Foundation in our commitment to inspire social change, empower youth, and foster moral communities. It is an honor to host this historic event on our campus.” The event will be held on February 29th. More information can be found at the Foundation’s website.

Dearest Readers,

To sum up an eventful 2011, our Director of Photography Heidi Lim gives you a beautiful collage of pictures from some of the most defining moments for Harvard this past year.

Finally, after much eager anticipation, The Voice is proud to present our new magazine website! Bookmark it now at HVOICEMAG.COM. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

We wish you a very wonderful 2012!

The Harvard Voice.

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By bringing our beloved, age-old tradition up to the next level.

Last night, a multitude of no less than 700-something Harvard undergraduates ran naked laps around the Yard in a collective state of euphoria.

Donning masks, hats, fake wings, tails, and what-have-you, participants clearly went through thoughtful preparation for this year’s Primal Scream.

“It took me about half an hour to paint it black down there,” said an anonymous participant bearing the lettering “OCCUPY THIS” across his stomach, with an arrow pointing down to his proudly painted crotch.

“This year I definitely witnessed more exposed genitalia than last year. Harvard students are getting better and better at this,” said an unnamed sophomore who has taken part in three Primal Screams, including last night’s.

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Made by yours truly.

Happy studying!