Looking Ahead: What the Newly Elected HUA Co-Presidents Have in Store for Harvard Undergraduates
After a week of campaigning and outreach across Harvard’s campus, Zach Berg ’28 and Daniel Zhao ’28 were elected the Harvard Undergraduate Association Student Body co-presidents on April 18. They will serve during the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year. As they step into this role, Berg and Zhao have plans to increase funding to student clubs, […]
Graduate Student Union Strike Continues Through Visitas Weekend
The Harvard Graduate Students Union–United Auto Workers picketed in Harvard Yard on April 26 and 27 in the midst of Harvard College’s Visitas weekend, shifting the College’s atmosphere for prospective students and families. Some strikers circled outside the Science Center with signs and megaphones while other union members offered informational flyers to passers-by, urging admitted […]
Blooming With Time
April 2026 A week after Harvard College’s 2026 admitted students weekend in April, dubbed “Visitas,” I found myself at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts’ “Art in Bloom” exhibition. Flower arrangements were displayed throughout the museum, mimicking the curated pieces displayed in each room. The artistry in the flowers reflected that of the paintings, sculptures, and […]
I Hate the Word “Grief”
I hate the word “grief.” What is it supposed to mean? Am I meant to be crying every single day, an uncontrollable emotional mess, angry at the world? Grief carries a pressure to mourn in a “correct” way. Immediately after my Dad’s death, I felt absolutely nothing. Nothing at all. No intense sadness or anger. […]
Pictures in Pockets
I, like many other teenagers, spend far too much time on TikTok, consuming copious amounts of AI slop and content so mind-numbingly stupid it almost makes my lectures seem interesting … almost. However, amongst all the OOTDs (Outfits-of-the-Day) and food reviews, some gems make you stay beyond the 0.2 seconds it takes to scroll. I […]
Letter from the Editor: Through the Looking Glass
Dear Readers, With the Commencement Issue—and the final Indy Thursday of the semester—approaching, it felt only right to reflect on the past five months in this extraordinary, challenging role. I’ve loved to write for as long as I can remember. Something goes right? Pick up the pencil. Something goes wrong? Open the Google Doc. Writing […]
Sisyphus at Harvard
Imagine a world with no meaning—where our lives have no purpose, and we are meant for nothing greater. The average Harvard student might reject this notion, as it implies that our hard work amounts to nothing. After all, we have made innumerable sacrifices to get to this College, whether it be our social lives or […]
A Harvard Man
“That’s the Sergeant Major, but he prefers to be called Sergeant Concentrator.”
I Went to the Woods to Live Deliberately
“Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.” These words are spoken by John Keating, an unorthodox English teacher, in the 1989 film “Dead Poets Society.” At my dad’s recommendation, I watched it for the first time in the fall of my junior year of high school. It was the best and worst […]
No Varsity, No Problem
Sports have always shaped the seasons of my life. In middle school, every change of temperature brought a new team. Fall was soccer and tennis season. Winter featured basketball, ice skating, and indoor soccer. Spring was filled with lacrosse games and more soccer. And summer had horseback riding. I used to resist the idea of […]
Kitchen Sink No. 14
A man opposite the bunk had been talking since before dawn. Not to anyone. The words came out of him in a low, steady pour, the way water comes out of a tap left slightly open—not enough pressure to arc, only enough to run. He was talking about a horse. He had been talking about […]
Bye-Bye, Blue?
Beginning in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball implemented a revolutionary technology: the Automated Ball-Strike system. Instead of umpires exerting full control over what constitutes a ball or strike, players can now challenge calls for a real-time, accurate ruling. The ABS ruling is precise to a sixth of an inch. With some umpires renowned for […]