Harvard Ignored Sexual Assault Thirty Years Ago
Déjà vu all over again. A long-forgotten sexual harassment survey conducted in 1983 by Harvard found that half of undergraduate women reported being subjected to unwanted sexual behavior by fellow students. However these results are not available online, have not been extensively covered by journalists, and, most shockingly, were largely ignored by the Harvard administration […]
Interpreting Circles
A first-hand account of a contemporary dance class. As a senior, I constantly think about all the things I have to do before I graduate and lose all the privileges associated with being an undergraduate. I also decided that I would be a little selfish and do something that I’ve always wanted to try. So […]
Burnout at Harvard
A damning investigation of why some students decided to take time off Harvard. “There was no one holding me there,” says Sam‘17*. “My sense of joy in life bled out of me over the course of sophomore spring.” Sam has decided not to return to school this fall, choosing instead to till a farm in […]
Harvard Football is Back
Come follow the band to the schools they support. Labor Day weekend marked the return of football to America, college football that is. With its return came tailgates, alumni reunions, and marching bands, three items unique to college football. Nothing compares to the fanfare of trumpets as the players enter the field. If there […]
Looking Back, Looking Forward
How a semester abroad helped me come to peace with my first three years at Harvard. Harvard It’s strange to be back in the US and at Harvard after a semester of studying abroad in Vienna, traveling around Europe, and working at a summer internship in Armenia. Studying and working abroad has so many wonderful […]
Punching the Patriarchy: What a Co-Ed Spee does for Harvard’s Social Scene
What a co-ed Spee does for Harvard’s social scene. When women asked for rights, misogynists asked if that meant it was okay to punch them. But finally, the Spee club has gone ahead and done just that. This is the year when it’s finally okay to punch women, but it’s really the patriarchy that’s taking […]