Harvard as Moloch By AIDAN FITZSIMONS The political-economic structures of power in society form the bones and tendons of “culture.” The fact that “counterculture” has itself been folded into our general culture signifies the failure of its motivating politics. The narrativized Sixties were not really about flower crowns or tie-dye or even […]
Pruned A Poem By AIDAN FITZSIMMONS Figurine trees pose in the college yard, unclimbable, unfurling branches just above human reach, ungraspable. Today I studied one, circling softly, squirrel mind loud, searching for those subtle stairs only simians sense. They should be there; instead, there’s only stark featureless bark and dead gnarled nubs, wood belly […]
Andrew Gillum Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum visited Harvard. By AIDAN FITZSIMMONS On Monday night, former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum visited Harvard and gave a “Fireside Chat” in the Winthrop House Junior Common Room. Gillum, a progressive Democrat, became a national sensation in 2018 when he ran a hotly-contested race for […]
For Lecture Girl A Poem By AIDAN FITZSIMMONS Red bow unslightly askew I wish I could ask you why Seventy-five degrees tilted From norm, it grasps few Loose limp unwashed hairs But most fall unaware No time in the morning For anything but running This girl four rows down Had to run or […]
A Symbol for Something By AIDAN FITZSIMONS and TUSHAR DWIVEDI A: On Monday, we had a snow day. We didn’t have an actual snow day, but it snowed a lot, and we definitely had a day. J: Snow slushing under my weary, somewhat raggedy boots, I made it to Pierce just before 9am, unwilling […]
Standish Library A Poem By AIDAN FITZSIMONS There is a tall clock on the front wall Facing all of Standish Library Does not tick or seem to move at all It does when you don’t look But the time is often off A giant sun shape Brass, gold, dull, heavy, painted, fake The […]
As Spun in the Eliot House Record Room Tucked away in the shelves of the Record Room resides a cultural artifact By AIDAN FITZSIMMONS and MARISSA GARCIA Nestled within Eliot House is a Record Room, vaguely scented of old album covers. Upon its hardwood floors– blanketed with an ornate red carpet– sit two threadbare sofas, […]
The Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club The new Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club had their first meeting last Tuesday. By AIDAN FITZSIMONS The Harvard Science of Psychedelics Club held their first meeting last Tuesday, February 12, at 8 p.m. in Boylston Hall. According to its mission statement, the new club “is dedicated to an interdisciplinary, […]
Moral Capitalism Congressman Kennedy lays out his economic vision at the Harvard Law School By AIDAN FITZSIMONS Last Monday, Congressman Joe Kennedy III (D-MA), who graduated with a law degree from Harvard Law School in 2009 and now represents Massachusetts’ Fourth District, which stretches from Newton and Brookline south to Attleboro and Fall River, […]
6 Rings, 1 Fence Once again, Boston won, and Boston college students did what they do best. By AIDAN FITZSIMMONS Boston is, to put it lightly, very good at winning championships. While both the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots were losers for most of the 20th century, they have won 10 titles between […]