Issue Articles
2022 is Twst’s Year
It is rare to discover an artist at the exact right moment when their music is polished yet still relatively unknown. Today, you have the opportunity to discover an artist at that exact moment. You have the opportunity to legitimize your musical expertise forever by telling your friends about an artist before they make it […]
Last Ones Standing
While most students packed up their bags and headed home for the holidays, a select few remained on campus through the winter for the infamous “J-term,” Harvard’s month-long winter term that houses student athletes. A time typically devoted to skill development and team bonding, this past J-term was rather unusual: indoor dining was banned, indoor […]
Made by Marlo: Ruquan Brown and Putting Love First
Happiness, to RuQuan Brown ’24, simply looks like being a good father and husband one day. These two goals typically stand as supporting actors to larger career ambitions. Yet Brown’s childhood exposures to gun violence led him to reevaluate his desire for the two. Growing up between Seattle, Dallas, and Washington, D.C., he lost his […]
Get Your Act Together: The Golden Globes in Retrospect
On January 9th 2022, the Golden Globes were scheduled to air, an awards show organized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) that celebrates achievements in movies and television, both domestic and international. For many people this show is an anticipated event, being recognized for many of its attributes: comedic emcees including Ricky Gervais in […]
You Are What You Eat
Almost two thirds of American adults vow to lose weight, exercise more, or alter their eating habits for New Year’s. Statistically speaking, you probably did, too. Despite the well-intentioned results of health-oriented New Year’s Resolutions, few of them stick. “Health” resolutions also breed a diet culture that might cause more harm than good. For instance, […]
Knock it Off, COVID
A year ago, Harvard students faced their first Christmas under COVID-19. At the time, vaccines were still a distant dream, Delta the variant du jour, and Harvard staunchly committed to remote instruction. COVID-19 had completely shaken up everything anyone thought was possible in a university setting. If you got the virus, you and your loved […]
Save Shopping Week
One of the lesser-mentioned casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic here at Harvard College is the practice affectionately known as Shopping Week. For the uninitiated first-years and sophomores, Shopping Week occurred during the first week of each semester. Prior to the official start of classes and course registration deadline, students had the opportunity to “shop,” or […]