On April 17th, 2023, nearly 30,000 athletes from more than 100 countries gathered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, to run the annual Boston Marathon. Started in 1897, the Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon and one of six World Marathon Majors. The Independent spoke to several Harvard students who ran the marathon this spring about […]
Many educators fear how artificial intelligence will dismantle academic integrity, giving students easy ways to answer classroom questions. Yet a more unsettling thought is the magnitude of how technology can disrupt interpersonal relationships. If artificial intelligence can learn to think like a human and create curated responses to our every inquiry, will people form emotional […]
Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey visited the Institute of Politics John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum last week, two weeks before the midterm elections, to discuss the role of youth in American democracy. As the clock ticked down, a collection of undergraduate and graduate students, business professionals, and local residents filed into the room eager to hear […]
When every extracurricular club promises that its community and mission are the best, it is hard for students to determine which clubs are actually the right fit for them. Are you looking for a future management consulting career, a breath of fresh air on a hike, or a creative escape? The diversity of clubs almost […]
The Harvard Institute of Politics holds that former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will be an asset to the institute this fall. But some students are doubtful, citing his contentious political record. As part of the IOP’s Visiting Fellow program, de Blasio is required to visit for a short but intensive period during […]
New year. New classes. New study spots. Whether you’re a first-year searching for a quiet corner on campus to make your own, or a super-senior looking to shake things up, explore the most iconic, forgotten, and depressing places to work on campus. MOST SOCIAL: Cabot second floor No other study spot treads the line between […]
On Thursday, May 26th, Harvard will host its first in-person Commencement since 2019. While most students will celebrate one final tradition after a pandemic-warped college experience, for some student athletes, graduation represents a final conflict between two parts of their collegiate identity: school and their sport. Both Sailing Nationals for women’s fleet racing and Track […]
Growing up, we’re first introduced to sex as the pinnacle of love and trust in romantic relationships. As we get older, however, popular media and personal experience reveal how sex exists on a spectrum: one night stands, friends with benefits, casual sex, situationships, and yes, even in relationships. Here on Harvard’s campus, we’re exploring how […]
The youth movement to confront climate change continues to grow at Harvard and across the world. This September, 80 Harvard students participated in Divest Harvard’s protests, a movement committed to removing Harvard’s financial investments in the fossil fuel industry. No one understands the years of research and education that empowered the climate movement better than […]
