HUDS Workers Warn of Impending Strike
Since June 19, 2026, Harvard University Dining Services employees have been working without a contract. Their contracts with Harvard are negotiated through UNITE HERE Local 26 and set terms for wages, benefits, working conditions, and grievance procedures for HUDS staff. Represented by their union, HUDS workers are now considering striking if Harvard does not propose […]
Will Harvard Labs Become a Political Petri Dish?
On Sept. 18, President Donald Trump asked the National Institutes of Health to cut Harvard University’s research funding. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the NIH director, refused. He defended his agency’s current grantmaking process, driven by standard scientific peer review. Trump then asked his Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, to draft an […]
Which Witch Is Which?
Tituba, one of the first people accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, was not Black. Over the next three centuries, writers made her Black anyway. Tituba, an enslaved woman living in the house of Reverend Samuel Parris, is described as “Indian” in the 1962 court records. She was an Indigenous woman, and Puritans shaped her […]
An Ode to the Season That Leaves
I walk outside and feel the bite of the cold. The days are getting shorter, and I dig out my favorite jacket—brown wool, still hanging where I left it last March, a crumpled-up tissue in the pocket. I pull it on, and suddenly it’s my favorite time of year: fall. Cambridge in the last weeks […]
The Giving Tree
My father is a mama’s boy; anyone who knows him can see it. Most nights, if you walk past his office, you’ll hear him and my grandmother in deep conversation. Each day he calls, and, without fail, she picks up, and they talk and talk. Even when her hearing started to go, they’d talk, though […]
Is the Bunny Costume a Problem?
Let me ask you a question: What do you associate with Halloween? You probably said candy, costumes, trick-or-treating, horror films, fake blood, or pumpkins. And I am sure some of you are looking for costumes—the uber-prepared may already have a Pinterest board ready. Naturally, today’s young adults turn to social media for ideas. But imagine […]
“Harvard Independent” Bar Review
When people hear the name Harvard, they think of prestige, education, talent, or drive. While these are certainly true of some of the school’s population, others recognize that Harvard’s real best quality is its wide range of bars. Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible for an undergraduate student to take proper advantage of these alcoholic lounges. […]
“macbitches,” A Hilarious Exploration of the Drama of College Theater
Meet the veterans of the theater department in the world of “macbitches.” Lexi, a foul-mouthed senior played by Gemma Dean ’27, spits conversational daggers every time she speaks. This confrontational community-theater nepo baby specializes in destroying self-confidence in the name of honesty. Tahraji Milsap ’27 plays Cam, a witty junior who uses comedy as a […]
Holding Your Fate in A Card
Maybe your quirky aunt tells you stories of destiny, or maybe you stumbled upon one of those “this video was meant to find you” reels with face-down cards on the thumbnail. But have you ever learned the art of predicting the future? In a tarot deck, each card shows a scene with a figure at […]
Weekly Sports Preview: October 8–15
We are a month into classes, and with fall sports well into their regular seasons, the Crimson enters another week of conference tests, road trips, and championship races. This week brings a new set of challenges for Harvard sports as it looks beyond the regular season and toward title bids. Field Hockey (8–1) This Friday […]
Bulldog is Bouse
My fellow Harvard students, are any of us used to losing? No. Yet we have somehow lost to Yale five years in a row for the big pre-Thanksgiving game. If you too are sick and tired of a safety school disrespecting us, you’re in the right place. Witchcraft is not a class you can add […]
The Curse of Loyalty
Memphis is a beautiful city. Its phenomenal cuisine, rich history (both good and bad), and stunning music have made it a place I love living in. And as one of 28 cities with an NBA team, it is also a great place for any sports fan—supposedly. The Grizzlies are one of five teams that have […]
Too Good to Be True
Game. Set. Match. The crowd is in an uproar. It is 2017, and tennis legend Serena Williams has just won her 23rd Grand Slam title. With this victory, she surpassed Steffi Graf’s record and made history. The win, arguably one of the most impressive feats in women’s tennis history, drew backlash. In October 2025, on […]
Who Can Question the White House?
On Friday, Sept. 18, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he would be banning three news outlets from the White House: “CNN,” “MS NOW,” and “Politico.” Although the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has temporarily restored the outlets’ access while the lawsuit continues, the ban has raised concerns that the […]
“This Year I Believe We Must Act”: Deming’s Take on Harvard’s AI Policy
On Sept. 2, the first day of classes, Danoff Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming emailed the student body, sharing his thoughts and goals for various aspects of the first-year experience. He suggested a “barbell approach,” meaning allowing AI in some areas and prohibiting it in others. His suggestion included replacing take-home exams and […]
The Probability of Doom: Is the AI Apocalypse Coming?
During the week of Sept. 27, a new object appeared outside Harvard’s Smith Campus Center: a temporary red phone booth. Inside, passersby found instructions to call their state representatives and discuss bills to regulate artificial intelligence. Ari Rosenthal, a Harvard Graduate School of Education graduate and co-founder of the Massachusetts AI Action Network, spent the […]