“Paradise is not easy to reach,” said Nonna Manu. From the ridge upon which her house sat, I could see the white rooftops of Lipari spilling down the island’s green hills and into the sea, where the port and the “Laurana,” the ship that my travel companions and I had just arrived on, were nestled. […]
Just hours after my summer began, the lifestyle change of “having free time” came as a bit of a shock. So, when someone I know who has very good ideas (my mother) suggested that I “read more this summer” and asked whether I had a book for the plane and subsequent weekend trip, I replied […]
With a tap on a watch, an activity precisely recorded, and an instant upload, any athlete can receive immediate validation: the kudos begin rolling in. On the popular fitness app, Strava, each kudo is another burst of encouragement from friends and followers, in lieu of likes. Co-founders Mark Gainey ’90 and Michael Horvath ’88 aimed […]
This fall, I’m ready to declare my concentration as “Olympics” with a secondary in “Navigating NBC Peacock.” It’s been a long, studious summer of laying on the couch, judging Olympians and thinking, “I could probably do that.” Now that the Paris Olympics are over and we trickle back to Cambridge, it’s time to get off […]
We all know that famous line from Star Wars: Episode V –The Empire Strikes Back: “Luke, I am not your Father, I am your Foamdaddy.” Oh, wait, that one is from Episode XVII, The Empire Strikes Bath. Well, Harvard nightlife might be “a movie” after Mather HoCo struck again last Friday night in a galaxy […]
Campus cruiser, beater bike, not-an-electric-scooter—the bikes Harvard students ride around campus go by many names. What they often all have in common is their various stages of disrepair. For many students, giving their bikes the Tender Loving Care they deserve rarely makes it to the top of the to-do list. Most bike shops are pricey, […]
’Twas the week before Valentine’s, when all through Harvard, singles were stirring, with hope in their hearts. Their survey answers were entered into Datamatch with care, in hopes that finding love soon would be there. The lonesome were nestled, all snug in their beds, while a computerized cupid “Algorithm™” toiled, several steps ahead. Harvard students […]
