*This chronology is organized by the first time I kissed each person. One. My first kiss was rushed, wet, and sloppy. I’d met my paramour in the brightly lit bathroom on the ground floor of our middle school English complex; as class continued overhead, we indulged in a covert embrace. I hated the kiss, but […]
In kindergarten, one of my closest male friends shoved a banana into my crotch at lunch. Uncomfortable with the sensation, I told my teacher and asked to be moved away from him in the seating assignment. The next thing I knew, I was dragged into the principal’s office and asked to report it. I was […]
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. […]
“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 […]
I grew up as a fan of the Miami Dolphins. It was a hard team to cheer for. We haven’t won a playoff game in my entire life and have rarely come close to making them at all. The thing about cheering for a team that’s undergoing a perpetual “rebuild” is that all eyes and […]
1. INT. ADAMS HOUSE LAUNDRY ROOM – NIGHT The newly renovated Adams House laundry room. It sits empty in all its fluorescent, cluttered beauty. We are well into the witching hour. SEXY FUTURE PULITZER PRIZE WINNER enters the laundry room and begins to switch her laundry from the washer to the dryer. Shortly after, MALE […]
When the news first broke out, women all over the world stopped in disbelief. For the very first time, Willy Wank-a was opening the gates to his world-famous Rose Toy factory. 30 years after the creation of the life-changing sex toy, Rose Toy fanatics would now be able to see the production process and meet […]
I received my absentee ballot back in early October. I filled out most of it without hesitation. The School Board race was a no-brainer—“Jeff” was my mom’s friend. For the U.S. House, I picked the incumbent who had served my community for 15 years—“Mike.” But not all of my choices were this simple. I left […]
So. I’ve been feeling a little bit off-kilter lately, and with the perfectly-timed Weed Issue of the Independent, I have decided that this is the perfect excuse to engage in my favorite form of catharsis: writing while high off my ass. This week, I plan to get high and write every single night. (Okay, so […]
Editors’ note: this narrative contains graphic depictions of suicide and self-harm that could be triggering for some individuals. If you are having thoughts of suicide, or are concerned that someone you know may be, please reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or text HOME to 741741 for support. […]
Trigger warning: mentions of suicide. We remember hospitals to be quieter than they truly are. Their hallways form “private rooms:” large spaces partitioned by sheets of blue instead of walls, so that while a patient might not see anything around them, they hear everything. Footsteps reverberate off the tiled floor while noise grows and fades […]
By the time Valentine’s Day rolled around, there were no anonymous notes slipped under my door and no bouquet of roses from a secret admirer. It seemed there was only one plausible solution to save my first Valentine’s Day at Harvard: Datamatch. Datamatch is a Harvard-invented matchmaking service. It started as a solution to Harvard […]
So, you’re disappointed about spending Valentine’s Day alone. Maybe you’re used to buying yourself chocolate, or maybe this is the first time in a long time you don’t have a Valentine. Either way, you’re dreading that inevitable pit in your stomach that will accompany seeing the countless affectionate Instagram posts and boys walking in Harvard […]
BY: SHAMELESS SHAKESPEARE ’27 It’s been too long since you’ve made me cum, It’s not your fault Zoloft’s making me numb. Still, though, a girl has needs And I don’t like to plead So I think we should have a threesome. Shakespeare’s sonnets fall short of describing The pounding in my naughty bits when I […]
every year when valentine’s day rolls around, i find myself questioning my current understanding of love. sure, this holiday is conventionally focused on secret admirers and forever soulmates. however, my upbringing, shaped by trauma rather than tenderness, leaves me wondering if i can recognize, let alone celebrate, such a loaded emotion. a few weeks ago, […]
The One with the Ghoster On a campus with so many students, the world often feels unexpectedly small. It raises the question: is it truly possible to ghost someone? For those who have been the unfortunate victim, you eventually reach the point where you stop waiting for the text back and instead look forward to […]
Dec. 24, 2020, 11:47 p.m. On my fourth listen of “Snowman” by Sia, I am finally able to scrawl out the phrase I never thought I would write on a tear-stained piece of paper: Please let them be divorced by next year. While my dramatics may have been augmented by general teenage angst, the root […]
1.INT. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LAB – NIGHT An organic chemistry lab. It is dark and empty. A GORGEOUS HOT CHEMIST in a tight lab coat that hugs her curves is conducting an experiment in one of the fume hoods. Her MALE LAB PARTNER walks in, tepidly. The two have always had a flirty vibe. This is […]
It’s 11 p.m. on a Thursday and your hookup buddy is on their way to your dorm. You’ve showered, cleaned your room (stuffed all the clutter in the closet), filled in your roommates, made sure the lighting is absolutely perfect, and put on an effortless outfit. After all, this is a random, meaningless hookup—you’ve both […]
He leads when dancing. She should follow. He is the one who asks her out. She should accept. He makes the first move. She should consent. The gendered standards between men and women inevitably place sexual power in his hands, and she is taught to be all too eager to comply. As women, we are […]
Among sports rituals that have been debated for centuries, pre-game sex stands the test of time. From the first ever athletes to modern Olympians, athletes have pondered the effects of sex before competition: does it build confidence and calm, or leave players distracted and drained? Dating back to the ancient Greeks, athletes would abstain from […]
The first time I had sex, I started crying. It was delicately messy and awkwardly chaotic and uncomfortable, even with my loving boyfriend at the time. And it was undeniably painful, exacerbated by the all-encompassing stress I felt in the moment. In giving my body to someone else, it seemed like I had lost all […]
Aren’t you embarrassed? TMI. I didn’t need to hear that. Wow, you’re brave. Talking about sex is bound to elicit one or many of these reactions. But there’s nothing unpleasant about discussing sex, and in fact, we should be discussing it more. Women are made to feel like talking about sex is awkward and inappropriate. […]
I grew up in one of the 13 states that had a trigger law enacted after the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade was announced, affirming that abortions were no longer a constitutionally protected right. I immediately lost my ability to have a legal abortion. This is nothing but reflective of the ways that […]
Kyle was petrified to come to Harvard. All of his buddies from back home were headed to Alabama, Texas A&M, and BYU. On their last night together, Kyle’s friends sat him down, said a prayer for him, and reminded him to try to keep his mouth shut so he doesn’t get canceled by his overly […]
I smoked my first joint the day after I got into Harvard. My friends had all been massive stoners for nearly two years, but considering my strict parents and highly studious nature, I was afraid that weed would stunt my academic progress. It would hurt my grades, meaning I wouldn’t get into a good college, […]
It was May of my junior year of high school, and I popped a 10mg THC gummy outside of the movie theater. At concessions, I bought a soon-to-be-needed water bottle and could tell the edible was kicking in. I sunk into my seat for Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, relishing in the opening-night […]
Welcome to a special edition of Indy Sportsbook where we delve into the ideal blunt rotation. From comedy giants to scientific legends to cartoon characters, choosing the perfect group to spark up with can definitely be a challenge. As such, we’ve grouped the candidates into a few categories and calculated odds based on how much […]
Whenever I’ve let it slip to a friend that I’m saving myself for marriage, they ask me what that looks like. They aren’t questioning my religious beliefs or suggesting a possible far-right indoctrination in my childhood that led to deep sexual repression. Instead, they wonder how I could possibly reconcile my “commitment to purity” and […]
It was first-year move-in day. When I stepped foot on campus, I instantly felt a rush of excitement but also was overwhelmed. In high school, I focused on getting perfect grades and being president of my class. I had no time to relax and have fun. On those rare occasions where I did have free […]
The John Harvard If you are the type for a good old-fashioned foot fetish, this one’s for you. Any worship of those lovely little piggies fits the bill. Please do not interpret this as support for the oh-so-infamous golden shower…unless you are really into that. The Stacks Great for a quickie in public, we recommend […]
The first time I looked at my vagina, I was repulsed. Legs spread in a frog-like fashion, right hand equipped with a handheld mirror patterned with Disney Princess stickers and fingers poking at my labia in the most unsexual manner possible, I had never felt more concentrated in my 12 years of life. And, simultaneously, […]
Imagine walking into your therapist’s office and leaving with instructions to go have sex. While it may seem odd, the science behind this prescription exists. Within the medical community, it is becoming increasingly clearer that having sex regularly (more than once a week) has long-term health benefits. Along with the physical pleasure of sexual encounters, […]
When I entered the “talking stage” with my now boyfriend, I must have doubled the water bill. Absolutely terrified of what he might think when he inevitably felt or saw my figure, I spent hours contorting my body in the shower to reach every nook, cranny, flap, and crack I could find. Feeling around to […]
“Tell us about your first time.” It always happens when we’re playing Hot Seat or Truth or Dare. Everyone buckles up for a good story—bonus points if it happened somewhere crazy. I smile softly to myself, knowing they’re going to be surprised, or maybe even disappointed, by my response that I’m a virgin and waiting […]
Note: The author recognizes that there are many women who do not have vaginas or uteruses. This is a personal exploration of a transformation into adulthood, and the author wants to express her love for women of all shapes, sizes, races, gender expressions, and sexual identities as they battle what can be a very scary […]
“How big is it?” she whispered. “80 inches long and 38 inches wide.” “It,” of course, is a twin XL bed, of which one or more resides in every Harvard dorm room. Uncomfortable, narrow, and really, really low to the ground, the beds here at Harvard are tough enough for one person to get settled […]
Trigger Warning: Mentions of eating disorders and descriptions of treatment. When I was first admitted to the residential unit, fourteen years old and newly diagnosed with severe anorexia nervosa, I immediately became cognizant of how trapped I truly was. It was often weeks between breaths of fresh air. O-u-t-s-i-d-e. I am cursed by those seven […]
Ah, the quest for the perfect high. It’s a pursuit as old as time, and one that has confounded stoners for generations. But fear not, dear reader, for this guide will help you on your journey to getting really, really baked. There is no one-size-fits-all answer to achieving the perfect high. Different strains, different methods […]
They say it offers insouciance: Like Granny Smith apples soaked In peanut butter, It’s ever-adored. It may only be a guise: A parched rose wrapped In a bouquet of April tulips. I myself am uncertain: The prison sentences are ghastly, There’s no question. But does it really infuse Our tired, debilitated selves with painlessness? * […]
Baked. Stoned. Faded. Zooted. Melted. These are just some ways of saying you are absolutely, 100% high. Now, being high is great, but the method of attaining this elevated state is arguably the most important part. Here I will be reviewing a myriad of ways to get high, from the standard joints and pens to […]
Earbuds Supremacy It seems that recently we’ve been turning fads that were shameful into things that are both “trendy” and “fashionable.” We blinked and suddenly the New Balances worn generations ago are the new shoes selling out. This recycling of styles has taken the ear accessory department by storm. Now, it seems that headphones are […]
Mark Twain once said there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. However, for most women, there is a third: their period. This natural cycle occurs, usually like clockwork, and while a nuisance and often deeply disruptive, my period has often been the most stable and consistent aspect of my life. And here […]
Note: Sources have been anonymized because of their hesitancy to publicly come out as non-binary/transgender due to safety concerns caused in part by anti-trans legislation that is coming to legislatures across the country. Trans Day of Visibility is on March 31st, and there will be events that are open to students hosted by the BGLTQ+ […]
Shit. I should’ve sat on the balcony. It’s the first day of my big lecture class in Sanders Theatre and I’m regretting my seating arrangements, seeing all the hot boys sitting up there. I know I should be focused on the presentation in front of me, but I can’t help playing “Smash or Pass” in […]
The last-call bell inside the restaurant rang and the last guests left in succession like seaweed washed away by waves. Their whirl of plaid and pastel gave way to the road which stretched alongside the bay. But one red dress stayed behind. She trotted covetously to the counter side. Her red dress glazed the dirty, […]
As the Cambridge temperatures begin to rapidly decrease, Harvard stoners, smokers, and weed enthusiasts alike are faced with new challenges: where should they smoke? Where will they find privacy? Where, on this arguably uptight and pressure packed campus, could one find a place to relax? Never fear, the Harvard Independent has compiled a list of […]
“I never felt a connection to Radcliffe, and I was a feminist,” Jill Abramson ’76 prefaced in her interview. Abramson was among the first class of women to live in Harvard Yard as a First-Year in 1972. Even though she lived at Harvard, she was still technically a student at Radcliffe College, which only three […]
Top Ten Red Flags Here at the Big H, you undoubtedly will rub shoulders with some budding students: future politicians, Nobel Peace Prize winners, acclaimed artists, and maybe the next Mark Zuckerberg. But your Crimson classmates undoubtedly have red flags, too… 10. They live in the Quad – Kya Brooks ’25, Theo Taubman ’26, […]
Moving in is painful. Students get everything out of storage, wait for their boxes from HUA, rearrange furniture for maximum space (and try to hide the hole you made in a wall from your bedpost). With different rooming situations and different House layouts, the one constant you will always see is sweat. This year, Cambridge […]
It’s 2 AM on a Saturday night. Harvard students are packed into El Jefe’s Taqueria, shouting out to friends further in line in hopes of purchasing their favorite bean and cheese burrito a few minutes faster. The tables and chairs are pushed into the corner of the restaurant in a failed attempt to create enough […]
On my quest to find self-love, I found that painting myself nude rid me of my body dysmorphia. I could not deny that there was beauty in the art, just far enough removed from my physical body that I could not distort it. Painting nude portraits of my friends who also struggled with these issues […]
“If you can’t love yourself how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” This quote is repeated at the end of most episodes of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, a show responsible for making drag mainstream. The show starts with a dozen queens strutting on a runway, and they then compete against each other […]
With almost a year of online school under our belts, more and more couples, both at Harvard and long distance, have experienced the trials of life at home or being stuck in a dorm room. The all-too familiar side effects of Zoom fatigue and restricted social gatherings are preventing students from meeting new friends and […]
Sex Survey Quotes and Highlights Tell us your most awkward sexual experience I pulled up to the dude’s apartment and he opens the door in just a leather harness. During my first college hookup, my partner came on my shirt (that was still on) after I touched his penis for about 5 seconds. When […]
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On Polyamory A word— or, a few words— about polyamory. By Alex Gaskarth I think I realized I was polyamorous near the end of last term. It had been a wild term, and I had been having a lot of sex, with a lot of different people. I had been absolutely addicted to Tinder, […]
Rêverie For C. The Athenians enjoyed The strategic luxury of the acropolis. Likely not by chance – But by design they huddled The heart of ancient leadership about One tremendous stone. Crowned with their temple, The daily penance was Up a mighty slope which I presume Tested the fortitude of the pious, And […]
Baby I’m smokin’ a cigarette Short Story By ANONYMOUS “Baby I’m smokin’ a cigarette.” The text glows on the screen of your phone, lighting up the dark bedroom. It’s midnight—well past your bedtime before morning practice. She told you after the third Last Cigarette that this was it. She told you that she was finally […]
Today I went to Leverett for lunch; I sat in the bright dining hall The winter sun streaming through the windows The loud chatter clouding my brain. Nothing has changed since you were here— I still see the tall twins walking around, and My friend from that government class You told me to take last […]
By ANONYMOUS It’s bittersweet. I mean, The idea that sex lingers. And I don’t mean that it lasted too long Or that we talked too much after. I mean, That when I’m alone And I go to trace my own lips with The tip of my tongue I still taste him there And I wish […]
Doing acid and staying up for 36 hours straight to write a final paper. Being on LSD while on a farm tour with my mom. Took an edible on a plane, saw the world split in half. Taking shrooms at the beach in Mexico and feeling intimately connected to the sand, couldn’t stop touching it. […]
By ANONYMOUS I love a good spontaneous vacation and my acid trip was no exception. I hadn’t even had a chance to renew my passport before the most impulsive drug trip of my life. You ever wondered what the mind thinks on drugs? Let me tell you. We took acid at around 12:57 am, […]
Anonymous or not, I am a statistic. You know me: you see me at study breaks, you sit by me in the dining hall, you work on homework with me. But you don’t know what I haven’t told you, even as many of our peers come forward about their own history with sexual assault. Readers: […]
The discussion continues. The campus has seen an appreciable increase in protests following the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiated under President Obama. The Indy got a chance to speak with protesters about their motivations and the responses that they have received from the student body. One student, […]
Harvard’s missed opportunity with Michelle Jones. Michelle Jones’ admission to the PhD program in Harvard’s history department was rescinded earlier this month, causing a worrying student body and faculty to question the university’s commitment to its mission. As per the original story covered by the New York Times, Ms. Jones was by no means an ordinary candidate. […]
I will snap my driver’s license in two and try to forget where it came from. I won’t smile in my next photo. I will stop being palatable to the apparatus of the state and adopt a new state to tell myself I’m safe in this body. My hands are still sticky with honey drawn in the shape of the […]
I wandered around a hospital parking lot blasting that one Mountain Goats song on repeat at 3:30 in the morning. This time last year I chain smoked along the Charles trying to suck out the thing that didn’t necessarily claw at my insides but scratched every now and again just to remind me it was there. Sometimes I wake up coughing blood […]
Dearest Finance bro For tonight, and tonight alone, make me your corporate hoe. I can see you’re from a bulge bracket And tonight I hope your bulge makes a racket. I like to keep a diversified portfolio So through my bedroom many of your kind go. But you best take a long position in your […]
Heteronormativity in cultural organizations at Harvard. By ANONYMOUS Cultural organizations at Harvard support the well-being of our community in many ways. They foster a sense of home for students of similar backgrounds; they provide safe space to talk about issues related to racial and ethnic identity. But at times, social constructs and norms from home […]
YOU HAVE TO GO FULL LESBIAN VAMPIRE you say, breath ghosting warm against the burgundy butterflies we will discover in the mirror later i swear it’s the oxytocin but we are long past things making sense, and maybe we are just tired: maybe we just want to be small and gentle and sleep, […]
IOP forums in context. In light of recent events across the political world—through a series of upheavals that started with Brexit and culminated in the election of President Trump last November—there has been a substantial decline in the credibility of public institutions. Interestingly, this trend has not been limited only to the bodies of government, […]
More than what you produce. By ANONYMOUS Standing in an empty kitchen in an apartment in Brookline, my boyfriend and his new roommate talk about their experiences with hospitalization. They swap programs, talk about partial hospitalizations and residential stays. I stay silent. Somehow, despite being actively suicidal several times a week throughout high school […]
The changing goals of advocacy. The liberal cause has advocated a variety of policies in the past century. These have been consistent neither across regions, nor through time. But hardly ever before has it seemed so pressing a challenge to reorient liberal advocacy for the greater good than it does across much of the West […]
Datamatch in its 23rd year. Recently, the Indy got a chance to speak with Larry Zhang ’18, who leads the website team for the free online matchmaking service, Datamatch. We would like to share with you some snippets from this conversation, and our take on this traditional Valentine’s Day phenomenon more generally. It is worth […]
A discussion on the Trump immigration ban. In the backdrop of an extremely strict immigration reform enacted by the White House last week, the JFK Jr. Forum hosted a discussion on Friday, February 3, that brought a diverse range of perspectives on the policy together. The panel comprised David French, a staunch conservative writer for […]
The Indy takes a look at recent developments in the political landscape. For many traditional inhabitants of Washington, which voted overwhelmingly against President Trump in November, uncertainty has characterized much of the recent transition in the White House. Last Friday at noon, some of this uncertainty was resolved as the new President was finally inaugurated […]
The unfortunate saga of Harvard and its Dining Services. It may appear that the strike by Harvard’s dining services employees has subdued in the last week. Appearances can indeed be misleading. As the university has tried to ensure that meals in the dining halls grow in quality as the strike wears on—understandably so, given the […]
A struggle with disordered eating. I had only just recovered from years of starving myself and constantly upsetting myself over food anxieties when the HUDS strike rumors had begun. The talk of food instability for some caused understandable stress, but the mere mention of food created this nagging feeling in my gut much worse than […]
An interview with Laurence Kotlikoff. It is hard to argue against the overwhelming consensus that this election has left voters choosing the “lesser of two evils” option rather than the best one. We see few glimpses of voters that feel utterly passionate about the candidate they support, in particular when one compares this to the […]
A short story. The dream was always the same for him now: the idle purchase of some item one day would slowly multiply by crawling twos and fours into a weekly and then a daily ritual, inviolate as the surety of the lethal pull of gravity and the noose, steadily tightening its hold on the […]
The moment you’ve all been waiting for… We’ve crunched the numbers and read your sex survey responses! Read the 2016 Sex Issue here: sex_issue_final-2.compressed
One gal recounts the lessons learned from her sexcapades. For one of my classes, we had to read Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. The book’s protagonist Esther has an obsessive worldview of sex. At one point Esther says she sees the world divided between people who had sex and those who hadnǯt. To some degree, […]
A plea for more honesty in the college hook up culture. Let’s be honest. The college hook up culture is not going to change itself. Countless articles have been written on the end of romance and the degradation in the sanctity of sex. Yes, that is probably accurate. Thanks to ~the media~ sex has become […]
Embracing the female orgasm and making it a priority. I came late (pun intended) to the world of “the sex.” In addition to that, it didn’t help that I used to be grossed out by the vagina—my own—vagina. I used to avoid eye contact during conversations with my high school guy friends about the pussy, […]
Our favorite response to the survey question, “Do you have any sexual fantasies?” Both parties have freely consented to everything that is occurring in this fantasy that involves a famous rapper beforehand: “Whose bed are you sleeping in? Someone’s been hiding you. Where have you been? You deserve rounds tonight, come through girl you deserve rounds […]
The Indy talks to Harvard’s fourth Hobey Baker winner. Indy: It has been almost two weeks now since you won the Hobey Baker Award. What was that like in the moment, and how has it been in the time since? JV: It was a really cool moment to experience in person and with my eleven […]
A student team battles misconceptions of conservatives. The Harvard Independent interviews Lisa Peng ’18, who has played a leading role in organizing the national conference, Prospectus, which is scheduled to take place this coming weekend. Through our conversation, we ask Lisa what she thinks is the objective that this conference aims to achieve, and why […]
If we are trying to be inclusive, let’s include everyone. In the last few years, Harvard and other colleges across the country have made a greater effort to be inclusive and provide safe spaces for the diverse body of students who attend these schools. I am in complete agreement with the notion that it should […]
Harvard students celebrate Holi. The festival of Holi marks a very special day in the Hindu calendar. It, much like most other Hindu festivals, celebrates the triumph of good over evil, of devotion over corruption, and faith over envy. The story behind the origins of this festival stems from a puranic myth about King […]
A Production by South Asian Association That the highlight of last weekend, without a doubt, was the South Asian Association’s riveting, gripping, hair-raising exhibition of “Ghungroo” goes without saying. The show was sold out for each of its four performances, and involved up to 400 dancers from all across the College. For those of us […]
A personal account of sexual assault on campus. Readers: Please be aware that the content of this article contains potentially distressing material. The Undergraduate Council has proposed new incentives to get student groups to engage with the issue of sexual harassment and assault. Unfortunately, it’s too late for me. The skit at the beginning […]
The Indy sheds light on the wave of democratic socialism sweeping across America. Over the last few months, America has witnessed the rise of a novel political ideology in its most liberal quarters, and this volte-face comes almost as a retaliation to the excessively conservative, often bigoted rhetoric that seems to have gripped the GOP. […]
The thin line between appreciation and appropriation. My knowledge of Halloween before the previous weekend was limited to the various episodes of American Television shows that I had watched back home; it wasn’t that I was particularly ignorant, but just that it is not a celebration observed in most countries in the orient. This […]
The Indy’s Guide to Halloween Costumes Fall means many things. The days are shorter, the wind is colder, and the leaves are falling off the trees. The air near the Harvard Starbucks smells of pumpkin spice lattes, and if you listen close enough, you can just hear the rustling of Canada Goose Jackets waiting to […]
Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi comes to Harvard. On October 10, 2014, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced a joint Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. They called it “an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against […]
Reflections on the transition to autumn. Over the last week, the colors of Harvard have started to change hue. Gone are the bold greens of the Yard that, when juxtaposed with the bright red buildings, form the quintessential ‘Harvard’ image. They’ll be back—or so I’m told. For now, we find ourselves entering a phase that, […]
Below is a selection of incidents on campus from 9/30/15 to 10/5/15. With one exception – dates from 10/1/15 were not available to the public. If you would like the entire report (without our commentary), click here. Please note that in printing this information, we are merely republishing data that is already available to the public on HUPD’s […]
30-Sep Assist Cambrdige Police 1:20Am 1360 Mass Ave Officer dispatched to take a report of past suspicious activity. 30-Sep Loud Party 2:39Am Soldiers Field Park Officers dispatched to a report of a loud party. Officers arrived and adviced occupants of room 203 to keep noise down. 30-Sep Trespass Warning 5:27Am Quincy House Officer while on […]
Welcome to the Indy’s first weekly police blotter. In light of the Sexual Conduct Survey and recent concerns regarding campus safety for students, the Indy thought it would be wise to make HUPD’s police records more readily available to the student body. Below we have briefly summarized the past two weeks and carefully selected some […]
The Indy reports on the world famous author’s recent visit to Harvard. Standing before a church gathering and asking people to “treat religion with the contempt it deserves” is not everyone’s cup of tea. Unless, of course, you are Salman Rushdie. Last Monday, Cantabrigians had the chance to spend an evening with the Booker-Prize […]
The Indy explores what it’s like to shake off nerves at Harvard. It goes without saying that walking through the hallowed halls of a university that embodies a legacy as grand and far-reaching as Harvard can be daunting for a student hailing from a small suburban town in India. But my first few weeks on […]
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 […]
How to bond with your roommates in the cold. This cold winter weather means we’ve all been spending more time inside than usual, and that might mean that you’re getting a bit of cabin fever in your current living situation. At this point, you’ve lived with your current roommate for almost six months and it’s […]
BY ELOISE LYNTON An interview with Georgia Stirtz. This past Sunday, many of you may have spent the majority of the day in bed, shielding yourself from the harsh winter weather by hibernating beneath your comforters. I, however, acting as the developed Harvard intellectual that I consider myself to be, decided to go to the […]
BY ELOISE LYNTON Is no weather good weather? Last Tuesday, Juno brought me my first ever snow day. Some people were worried about the blizzard wreaking havoc, but I had no such qualms. No class? No homework? No obligations to speak of? As far as I could tell, I had no choice but to stay […]
BY ELOISE LYNTON Why selecting the gender of your child isn’t as great as it sounds. Last summer, at my cousin’s baby shower, I sat in a room covered in pink from floor to ceiling. Pink balloons floated lazily in the air, and pink streamers hung from the doorways. Even the cake was pink, coated […]
BY ELOISE LYNTON Why plastic surgery is a blessing in disguise. Even after seeing her for a million times, as I sit down to begin our interview, I am struck by Maya’s eccentric beauty. She does not have a forgettable appearance. Upon first glance, you might notice her hi-lighted hair, the way it twists and […]
