The U.S. Supreme Court’s term ended on June 30 with the release of seven high-profile decisions. One of the most controversial decisions was Watson v. Republican National Committee, which allowed Mississippi to continue counting absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received up to five days later. The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on the decision, […]
The Franciscan Poor Clare Nuns of Boston have been attempting to redevelop their old monastery in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, into housing since 2023. Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, the nature preserve next door, has consistently blocked these plans due to concerns about which buildings and residents would occupy the site. On April 13, the nuns sent a […]
WHRB (W: East of the Mississippi River, HRB: Harvard Radio Broadcasting) 95.3 FM is Harvard’s official radio station. Founded in 1940 as the Harvard Crimson Network, the station, housed in the basement of Pennypacker Hall, has been run by undergraduate students for eighty-six years, including yours truly. WHRB’s current undergraduate staff is furthering a long-standing […]
No matter what time one walks through Harvard Yard, there will undoubtedly be throngs of tourists surrounding the John Harvard Statue. Many will be snapping photos of them touching John Harvard’s foot, now polished bronze after years of wear. Whether it should be touched or not is another question, but the fact remains that rubbing […]
As midterm season draws closer, sleep can be the last thing on many students’ minds—except for those taking Gen Ed 1038 “Sleep.” This classic Harvard College course has been running since 2009, reaching around 400 enrollees each semester. Taught by Dr. Charles Czeisler ’74 and Dr. Frank A.J.L. Scheer of the Harvard Medical School Division […]
