On Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, Annette Bening was honored as Hasty Pudding’s 74th Woman of the Year (WOY). The Woman of the Year award is the Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ (HPT) oldest honor, bestowed annually on “performers who have made lasting and impressive contributions to the world of entertainment.” The festivities began with a parade through […]
In a 2022 interview with The Harvard Crimson, Dean Rakesh Khurana was asked to share a piece of advice with graduating seniors. His words of wisdom? “Don’t gratuitously drop the H-Bomb.” Upon acceptance to Harvard, most pre-college students are given that same advice. Do not tell people you go to Harvard or risk looking like […]
“I just killed my best friend!” “And your worst enemy.” “Same difference.” If you ever wanted to kill your friends (or enemies) while navigating—as Riverdale’s Archie Andrews astutely puts it—“the epic highs and lows of high school,” then Heathers is the perfect production for you. Dear Diary: We attended the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club’s (HRDC) performance […]
Pinnochio’s Pizza, nestled in a cozy corner of Harvard Square, has been the lifeblood of Harvard students since 1966. Last week, Joe’s Pizza, an NYC transplant, opened up in a prime central location at 3 Brattle Street. Now, Harvard undergraduates everywhere ask the question, Noch’s or Joe’s? So we decided, as a lactose-intolerant first-year and […]
Note: The student mentioned throughout this article agreed to be interviewed by the Independent under the condition that they remain anonymous in print. In order to respect their wishes, the Independent has replaced their name with the pseudonym Jane. The December date of early acceptances marks a routine pattern each year, and the Harvard Class […]