Harvard students usually fear stolen laundry, getting quadded, coffee shortages in the dining hall, fire alarm tests in the dead of night, and the freshman flu. . If these are the only types of horrors you have experienced at Harvard, consider yourself lucky because campus is a much spookier place than most people think. Harvard […]
Harvard students usually fear stolen laundry, getting quadded, coffee shortages in the dining hall, fire alarm tests in the dead of night, and the freshman flu. . If these are the only types of horrors you have experienced at Harvard, consider yourself lucky because campus is a much spookier place than most people think. Harvard […]
While most students at Harvard live out their years beyond the Yard in the House they were assigned to first-year spring, there are a select few that opt to switch Houses. With a notoriously low acceptance rate, the inter-house transfer process is easy to apply to, but infamously hard to find success in. For how […]
Just as the Harvard community thought itself free of the clutches of COVID-19, it must now deal with the looming threat of yet another viral disease: Monkeypox. Described as the distant cousin of the much more perilous smallpox, Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms such as fever and chills, as well […]
Among the 2,320 students in the Class of 2025, 15.6% come from outside the United States. Moving from high school to college is a momentous transition for everyone, but going through this change in a foreign country requires adjusting to new foods, academics, and cultural dynamics. Five students reflect on their transition to campus this […]
Each year, students from all over the world bring drastically differing preconceptions of American life to Harvard. Many international first-years must adapt to the culture shock of unexpected customs and obstacles. Were their expectations of Harvard parties met? “I think they’re on par with what I expected,” said Eric Hwang ’25 from Seoul, South Korea. […]