At the end of each school year, a mass influx of sales pervades email chains and social media of items that college students want to get rid of. Basement trash rooms overflow with shelving, carpets, clothes, and other objects students either do not want or do not have the ability to store. Purchasing cheap room […]
Jai Glazer: In June, the Supreme Court ruled that Harvard’s admissions practices were not in line with Title IV of the Civil Rights Act, eliminating race-based affirmative action from the University’s admissions decisions. In the wake of this landmark ruling, new questions are being raised about Harvard’s admissions process, particularly whether other groups—such as recruited […]
“It’s such a beautiful thing that this ball can connect people,” Josefine (Josie) Hasbo ’25 stated to the Harvard Independent. If you were scrolling through Sidechat over summer break, there is a high chance you came across a post about this soccer phenomenon. A junior on Harvard Women’s Soccer, Hasbo was recently selected to represent […]
“We have reached a point where it is unrealistic and unhealthy to have a standard for what the … body is supposed to look like.” Modern standards for size and body types have overarching negative effects on body image throughout society at large. Certain beauty standards disproportionately affect different populations; one demographic affected in a […]
My whole life, I have been told that under no circumstances would I ever be allowed to walk into my parent’s house with a tattoo. They did not care about the color of my hair or wherever I chose to pierce my body, but any type of ink was and continues to be non-negotiable. When […]
